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The discussion highlights trauma-related pathways, including childhood sexual trauma, traumatic attachment, and posttraumatic stress disorder, as drivers of mental health effects on sexuality. 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The authors examine this relevant aspect of human behavior through a large-scale analysis of a sample including genetic patterns, social factors, and personality traits. Several sociodemographic, behavioral, and genetic factors, as well as their interactions, were analyzed in individuals experiencing sexlessness.  \nA point that requires further emphasis is that, in some cases, sexlessness may result from traumatic life experiences, which can profoundly affect mental health and lead to significant consequences for sexuality and sexual behavior. For example, childhood sexual trauma is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for psychosis (2). Furthermore, sexuality can be influenced by traumatic attachment in primary relationships, traumatic experiences, and posttraumatic stress disorder (3).  \nIn this context, it may be hypothesized that the absence of sexual activity represents one side of the coin, with the opposite represented by conditions such as sex addiction, in which trauma is a central etiopathogenetic factor (4) . This perspective explains the excess or absence of sexual activity not in terms of sexual desire, but as a limitation in the capacity for object investment from a psychodynamic view (5) . Sexlessness may thus be understood as a maladaptive coping strategy for psychological suffering rooted in trauma or other adverse experiences during early neural and psychological development (6) .  \nAbdellaoui et al. rightly considered personality traits in their analysis, thoughthe role of trauma may warrant greater emphasis, as it could be an important intervening factor in shaping the relationship between personality and sexlessness, alongside genetic patterns. Moreover, the influence of sociodemographic factors—such as education and living conditions—is also notable, with economic inequality again being strongly associated with sexlessness. To better understand these aspects, the evolutionary perspective is particularly  \nrelevant, as evolutionary theory offers a central framework for interpreting sexual impairments (7) . Traumatic events or sexual abuse can profoundly impact psychological, relational, and sexual functioning. Withdrawal from sexual activity may represent a defensive mechanism aimed at protecting against deep psychological pain that cannot be articulated or verbalized. From an evolutionary standpoint, sexlessness might be considered a maladaptive defense shaped by selective pressures to ensure psychological survival in the face of perceived existential threats, that is, a long-term demobilization of sexual behavior in response to an internal psychic threat linked to past traumatic experiences (8, 9). This evolutionary framing may also help explain how social inequalities, physical illnesses, and mental disorders—by amplifying chronic stress and traumatic exposure—indirectly contribute to the emergence of sexlessness. Therefore, sexlessness may also be conceptualized as a response to traumatic experiences, characterized by a persistent state of fear or perceived threat, in which sexual desire defensively redirects its target in paradoxical accordance with the life instinct (10) .  \nFinally, we concur with the conclusions of Abdellaoui et al., emphasizing that future research should explore the relationship between sexual withdrawal as an evolutionary coping strategy—whether adaptive or maladaptive—in response to traumatic experiences.  \nAuthor affiliations: a Department of Wellbeing, Health and Environmental Sustainability, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00185, Italy; and bDepartment of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00185, Italy  \nAuthor contributions: G.C., A.S., and A.","cbCaippwrCUvymA7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaippwrCUvymA7","pdf",170121,"English","# Discussion\n## Trauma and mental health impacts on sexlessness\n## Sexlessness as maladaptive coping and evolutionary defense\n## Future research directions","[{\"question\":\"What factors are analyzed in people experiencing sexlessness?\",\"answer\":\"The analysis considers genetic patterns, social factors, personality traits, and interactions among sociodemographic and behavioral variables.\"},{\"question\":\"How can traumatic experiences contribute to sexlessness?\",\"answer\":\"Traumatic life experiences, including childhood sexual trauma, traumatic attachment, and posttraumatic stress disorder, are described as risk factors that can profoundly affect mental health and sexuality.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the text explain sexlessness from an evolutionary perspective?\",\"answer\":\"Sexlessness is framed as a maladaptive defense shaped by selective pressures, representing long-term demobilization of sexual behavior in response to internal psychic threats linked to past trauma.\"}]","Life without sex - Lack of desire or traumatic retreat | PDF",1790702460]