Most of the time when chronically ill clients come into my office there is a grief process that occurs first before becoming sexual again. After being diagnosed with a debilitating illness, sex may be the last thing on their mind. It is common to have low sexual desire when an individual is in the crisis phase of an illness, but really this can happen in all phases when battling a disease. The person may be in the stabilization phase where they find themselves adapting to how

Right now, we are experiencing a stressful time in our lives. The word that comes to my mind and the word that keeps resonating with my clients is uncertainty. The uncertainty of what is occurring in the world is resulting in anxiety, depression, and anger. We keep watching the news and the number of deaths due to COVID-19 rises. The frustration and uncertainty that we are feeling is anticipatory grief. This type of grief occurs when we fear what the future holds when we are