Can sexual deprivation lead to mental/psychological disorder?

* Reads question. *

* Is deeply uncomfortable with the unstated ramifications. *

I don’t think you mean to blame people who won’t have sex with those who would like to with them, but the creepy implication of your question kind of hides behind “nature” so we can’t see it for the presumption and entitlement it really is.

Are there subcultures/religious movements/attitudes that shame, mock and deride moderately to highly sexual individuals? Absolutely.

Do bigotries and institutionalized oppression attempt to control or denigrate consensual non-normative, non-monogamous, and idiosyncratic sexual orientations, sexual behaviors, and sexual practices? Without question.

But none of these well-documented phenomena entitle someone to a sexual partner. Nothing entitles anyone to a sexual partner.

Sexual partnership is a request and agreement that can be revoked at any time for any reason. End of story. You can’t “sneak” consent into sex. In fact, it stops being that once you do.

If people outside of the potential sexual interactions between consenting partners attempt to limit the individuals in question and control the behavior, that certainly can create psychological stress for the consenting individuals.

However, those that try to guilt trip others into fucking them are being deeply coercive and manipulative. They are also one small step removed from actually promoting rape culture, if not worse.

Those who feel entitled to sex are creating their own psychological problems. Those that proceed to sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape undoubtedly create psychological problems in those they choose to abuse.

The solution is to honestly ask for what you want without pressure, clarify any potential misunderstandings, and proceed accordingly based on the answers you actually get (not on the expectations you might have had). This should significantly decrease most psychological stress for those asking and those being asked.

Besides, there’s always one sexual option that’s free, private, and available to most people regardless of whether they find many consenting partners or none. Nobody’s “depriving” anyone of anything if they can give it to themselves.