Do eunuchs feel more emotions than intact men? Recently I was told by a non-eunuch that testosterone has an emotion-blocking effect. I would have to say this appears true from my experiences with men.

If the testosterone subsides, then does a eunuch know more love, sadness, exhilaration, fear, interest in non-sexual things?

I would have to say yes, men without testosterone are more emotional, I feel that I was closer to my girlfriend, and even a better lover. And I would say less sadness. But I still had the same interest in girls. Once a pervert, always a pervert. lol

i feel not an emotion, that releases outside of anger. i still cannot bring myself to cry when upset. i feel a bitter uproar inside me, and want to take it out on others.

z

At the moment, I can only speak from a 'pre-eunuch' point of view, but I think a lot an individual's emotions / emotional control comes from more than just testosterone... I'm not denying that it can play a significant role at times, but there's a whole range of other factors to consider as well, such as a person's upbringing for example...

From my own experience, I can honestly say I think my emotions have been far more influenced by things that have happened to me throughout my life than by any other circumstance - like homptydompty, I have periods where I feel things welling up inside to boiling point...

When that does happen, it's more because of bad circumstances than anything else, I can't say it's hormone-related as I don't feel it is... I personally feel the biggest influence on most men is society - we all have the mantra 'boys don't cry' pounded into us from almost as soon as we can remember - and boys who do show emotion are usually branded as 'poofs'/'cissies'/'mummy's boys' or some other stigmatising name, as tho showing any sort of emotion for a boy is socially unacceptable?? I've been on the receiving end of this situation, and I daresay very many other members have too, so maybe it's not the presence/absence of testicles that influences emotional control after all?

I mean, even after becoming a eunuch, I wouldn't be able to deny the effects of having been raised a boy for 'x' number of years beforehand...

I would have to say they do. Emotions are still generally suppressed by most American men, except the negative emotions like anger. But as a eunuch, I know that I cry more easily and am more sensitive to others problems and I'm taking low dose testosterone. That does not mean that women should contemplate castrating their husbands in order to get a more emotional husband or boyfriend, any man castrated against his will - will die inside & outside. It will destroy the relationship rather than help it.

My experience of being without testosterone changed many (but, not all) of my feelings and reactions to people and situations. Also, my feelings about myself have changed. Even though I am now recieving testosterone replacement these changes still have influence on my behavior and my attitude. I will have to agree that testosterone is likely to affect ones feelings and behavior. --FLO--

This is like the debate of which came first the chicken or the egg. My emotions are much more intense than before. When the testosterone was out of my system I became much more aware of feelings and my emotional needs. I am not sure if it was caused by the reduction in T or the corresponding elimination of my sex addiction. As a sex addict about the only emotions I had was being anxious for my next sexual adventure. Earlier in life before the sex addiction was full blown I was more concened for others.

This December I will have been a eunuch for 10 years and my emotions are still stronger but I am very used to their greater range. I am no longer surprised by my reactions to situations. I enjoy being happier or being able to share someone's sadness more deeply.

homptydumpty (imported) wrote: Mon May 14, 2007 9:39 pm i feel not an emotion, that releases outside of anger. i still cannot bring myself to cry when upset. i feel a bitter uproar inside me, and want to take it out on others.

z

Uhhhhh...about that date we have for tomorrow night. I just remembered I'm scheduled for my weekly pedicure. We can still be friends.

Love,

Yoli

For a period of four months, I was on depo provera (I loved it and highly recommend it for every man). I noticed several changes, I loved not having to shave anymore than maybe once a month.

One thing that really surprised me, was my emotions. It was clearly a positive change for me. I never had any fit of hysteria, I did not scream when I saw mice or anything like that. On the contrary, I felt AWARE of my emotions like never before. Every once in a while, like maybe once a week, I would have a "wave" of emotion overcome me, mostly like when I was thinking of someone who I felt strongly that I should have written to or phoned. I felt like "I should have told them that I loved them..." I came to much better understand why some adult women still want to keep a stuffed teddy bear or something in their beds, I did not like sleeping alone, not for any sexual reason, just so wanted someone to be with at times - expecially at night.

I never felt the severe emotional depression that I read about in some of the stories and posts here.

Overall, I would rate the experience as entirely positive, and if it were not for the outrageous cost and negative stigma associated with eunuchs I would have been surgically castrated. Also, I dread the thought of osteoperosis, but I even risk that to get back that feeling I had on "chemical castration."

When you talk about testosterone controlling or lack of it changing one's emotions, I think you are oversimplifying the situation.

The human mind, personality, and emotions are very complex, too complex to tie it all to one thing like testosterone. That's not to say testosterone doesn't have an effect. I think testosterone does have an effect on men's emotions, certainly on how many men express or handle certain emotions. So lack of testosterone through castration is going to effect those things.

I wonder also how much of the emotional changes eunuchs have described in this thread are due to lack of testosterone, and how much is due to the psychology of knowing that you are now castrated, of knowing that you are no longer an intact male but are now a eunuch. That would be interesting to know. I don't know how you could do this, but if you could somehow make an intact man really and truly believe he had been castrated when in fact he had not been, it would be interesting to see if he would experience some of the changes in emotions that eunuchs have talked about here, and how else his mind and body would be effected if he was made to believe that he was now a eunuch even though he is not.

But like I said, the human mind and emotions are very complex and many factors go into making up the human mind and emotions. While lack of testosterone is certainly one factor, I'm sure many factors go into the emotional changes that eunuchs have described here.