The alarming rise of the technosexuals

f the pandemic wasn t a surreal enough experience, a recent study suggests that lockdown has amplified a disturbing trend. Research by sex toy company WeVibe revealed that 14 per cent of men admit to being aroused by their smart-speaker Alexa, which confirms my view that we have been sleepwalking into a different kind of epidemic one of loneliness and fear of intimacy.

I ve been a practising psychotherapist for 20 years, and never have I worked with so many men and women who are unhappy and scared because their deepest attachments and primary source of arousal are through interacting with their tech. I call these people technosexuals .

Technosexuals are joined as though surgically to their favourite gadgets. Whether it s the ping of a message, swiping right, or the seductive, authoritative tones of a cloud-based voice service, their tech fulfils them by mobilising the reward system in the brain and releasing dopamine the happiness hormone .

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Ok, I admit it. I’ve asked Alexa if she loves me. I forgot what she said.