Do you have an absence/excess of them? When they are inappropriate, how do you cope with them? Do you think personality (negating the situation: obviously, acting on sexual impulse in public has its consequences) influences the way you perceive them? Oh, and let's not forget age. :crazy: Those crazy teenage hormones.
Speaking as a female INTP teenager, I can easily say I have a lack of sexual thoughts... they occur, but not in ways one would expect. They're not even directed towards the concrete, external world, nor are they a response to it. They only occur when I'm writing something that necessitates an understanding of sexual thoughts (i.e. thoughts going through a fictional character's mind). So they're not even mine. :mellow: If that's not creepy, I don't know what is.
Going further, when they do occur, I'm fascinated by them, but the last thing I want to do is act on them. Instead, I analyze them. I think of all of the processes (psychological and biological) that come into play, and how it ultimately boils down to a simple physical action. Thus satisfied, and almost amused by how such a simple concept has so much importance for most of the population, I direct my thoughts elsewhere.* If given the opportunity to act on them, I'd probably lose interest very quickly, regardless of my beliefs on intercourse/marriage (because even before I accepted them, which was not too long ago, the same attitude held true).
Whenever I try to explain this to people (especially my peers), they don't seem to understand. Granted, the majority of these peers have already lost their virginity, so that doesn't surprise me.
Hence, I'm interested to hear how different factors affect different people, and why. Discuss, get explicit, whatever.
* = Go ahead and laugh, all of you seasoned, dirty adults. P: I'm aware of different viewpoints on sex, and the meaning/pleasure it holds for people. Obviously, I'm not in a position to judge until I've had my own experience, but that's my present opinion on the matter.
Speaking as a female INTP teenager, I can easily say I have a lack of sexual thoughts... they occur, but not in ways one would expect. They're not even directed towards the concrete, external world, nor are they a response to it. They only occur when I'm writing something that necessitates an understanding of sexual thoughts (i.e. thoughts going through a fictional character's mind). So they're not even mine. :mellow: If that's not creepy, I don't know what is.
Going further, when they do occur, I'm fascinated by them, but the last thing I want to do is act on them. Instead, I analyze them. I think of all of the processes (psychological and biological) that come into play, and how it ultimately boils down to a simple physical action. Thus satisfied, and almost amused by how such a simple concept has so much importance for most of the population, I direct my thoughts elsewhere.* If given the opportunity to act on them, I'd probably lose interest very quickly, regardless of my beliefs on intercourse/marriage (because even before I accepted them, which was not too long ago, the same attitude held true).
Whenever I try to explain this to people (especially my peers), they don't seem to understand. Granted, the majority of these peers have already lost their virginity, so that doesn't surprise me.
Hence, I'm interested to hear how different factors affect different people, and why. Discuss, get explicit, whatever.
* = Go ahead and laugh, all of you seasoned, dirty adults. P: I'm aware of different viewpoints on sex, and the meaning/pleasure it holds for people. Obviously, I'm not in a position to judge until I've had my own experience, but that's my present opinion on the matter.
