Is traumatic asexuality valid? I’ve actually been battling with this question for a while. I’ve been going back and forth between wondering if it’s appropriate for me to label myself as asexual or if it isn’t necessarily the best label for me. 

To be clear I do not experience sexual attraction or a want/need for it. If I had to I’d say I’m sex repulsed. Buuut, the trauma that I went through happened before I was even able to understand what any of that was(8-9 when it started) so I’m not completely sure if it’s the root cause of the sex repulsion or if I would’ve been this way even if it didn’t happen. Either way it leads back to the question. 

Is it valid for me to say I’m asexual if I think it may be trauma related or is there another label that could be more fitting for me and my situation?