▁of ▁sexual ▁ar ous al ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Dis orders ▁ ▁Sex ual ▁ar ous al ▁for ▁most ▁people ▁is ▁a ▁positive ▁experience ▁and ▁an ▁aspect ▁of ▁their ▁sexual ity , ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁sought . ▁A ▁person ▁can ▁normally ▁control ▁how ▁they ▁will ▁respond ▁to ▁ar ous al . ▁They ▁will ▁normally ▁know ▁what ▁things ▁or ▁situations ▁are ▁potentially ▁stim ulating , ▁and ▁may ▁at ▁their ▁le is ure ▁decide ▁to ▁either ▁create ▁or ▁avoid ▁these ▁situations . ▁Similarly , ▁a ▁person ' s ▁sexual ▁partner ▁will ▁normally ▁also ▁know ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁partner ' s ▁er otic ▁stim uli ▁and ▁turn - offs . ▁Some ▁people ▁feel ▁embar rass ed ▁by ▁sexual ▁ar ous al ▁and ▁some ▁are ▁sex ually ▁in hib ited . ▁Some ▁people ▁do ▁not ▁feel ▁ar oused ▁on ▁every ▁occasion ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁exposed ▁to ▁er otic ▁stim uli , ▁nor ▁act ▁in ▁a ▁sexual ▁way ▁on ▁every ▁ar ous al . ▁A ▁person ▁can ▁take ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁sexual ▁activity ▁without ▁sexual ▁ar ous al . ▁These ▁situations ▁are ▁considered ▁normal , ▁but ▁depend ▁on ▁the ▁m atur ity , ▁age , ▁culture ▁and ▁other ▁factors ▁influen cing ▁the ▁person . ▁ ▁However , ▁when ▁a ▁person ▁fails ▁to ▁be ▁ar oused ▁in ▁a ▁situation ▁that ▁would ▁normally ▁produce ▁ar ous al ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁ar ous al ▁is ▁persistent , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁sexual ▁ar ous al ▁dis order ▁or ▁hy po active ▁sexual ▁desire ▁dis order