ARCsexual is a general term for a person who feels Averse, Repulsed, or Conflicted (ARC) towards sex. ARCsexual is similar to apothisexual, however one can identify as ARCsexual without being asexual. Many people who experience sex repulsion are asexual, however there are some allosexual people who are sex repulsed.
ARC is also an umbrella term that encompasses several identities to more specifically describe one's attitude towards sex. The suffix -carnal is used in these terms to describe ARC feelings. Terms using terminology include:
- ARCflux: One's ARC feelings fluctuate.
- Acarnal: Sex indifferent.
- Anticarnal: Sex repulsed. Feels a strong visceral reaction of disgust, negativity, etc at the concept of sex.
- Procarnal: Sex favorable.
- Discarnal: Sex averse. Opposed to the idea of engaging in sex themselves, but are fine with sexual activity that does not involve them.
- Eriscarnal: Sex conflicted or sex ambivalent. Likely, coming from a disconnect between one's conscious desires and one's subconscious reactions. One may feel sex repulsion but still desires a sexual relationship. Or one may feel sexual attraction but be repulsed at one's own sexual thoughts.