How to have relationship intimacy with a person that has CMT

With CMT it is difficult to know the do and don'ts when it relates to personal intimacy in a relationship. Being the wife of a man who suffers from the this disease my husband has taught me so much in what pleases him. Like with any other relationship, intimacy starts on a deep emotional understanding of human connectedness of friendship. I am very lucky that I married my best friend.

Too many people who do not suffer from CMT think that people who have this disease don't share in the pleasures of intimacy. Many CMT suffers are quite shy about their body image because of the side effects of the disease. So a spouse needs to be aware of the emotions that are involved with intimacy. If you are a partner of a sufferer of CMT I have some tips that might help you to be more sensitive to their physical needs as well as emotional.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Patience
• Understanding
• Communication
• Sensitive touch

1. 
   Getting to know each other.

   Like all of us, body image is a large part of thinking it is mind over matter in regards to feeling attractive or sexy to the opposite sex. We spend billions of dollars getting silicone implants to have larger and bigger of whatever we want that our spouse ask for. For the CMT sufferer it is no different but the largest hurdle isn't, "how do I get those pouty lips without silicone injections?" it is more like, "how do I hold my partner's hand without her/him feeling uncomfortable?" The answer that has worked for me is that I got to know the person from the inside out, I related to him on a emotional and spiritual level first to see if there was a chance that traditional love could grow.

2. 
   Learn about CMT.

   Compassion is another trait that I developed with my husband guidance. He told me what it is like to have CMT. What his limitations were and how the disease effected in the different types of weather climates. I also got to know his physical therapist to know what and how CMT effects his bodily functions. As a woman that enjoys the joys of sex I wanted to know how CMT effected him or didn't effect him.

3. 
   Patience and time together.

   Intimate bonding happened when we reached a level of understanding that was beyond the physical but more of an emotional level. I knew deep in my heart he was my soul mate and he knew how to make me laugh at the drop of a hat (I love a sense of humor in a man when I was dating and my husband knew it.) I also knew of a weakness that my husband had all the time that we were dating, that is massage. There is nothing more sensual for a CMT suffer than being touched and messaged with warm perfumed oils it stimulates the senses plus it helps his muscles to relax.

Tips & Warnings

• Setting the mood for your partner is the greatest way to promote intimacy.
• Music playing
• Candles gently burning in a low lit room
• Check with your physician if massage therapy is right for you before you try it to avoid any possible pain.