HomeOpinionBritish monk committed suicide 55 years ago, suffered from Satyriasis British monk committed suicide 55 years ago, suffered from Satyriasis 21 December 2020 03:34 am - 1 Reading Ravi Nagahawatte’s well crafted description [December 17] titled, “Was Ven. Jinawamsa ready for lessons on impermanence?”, prompted me to recollect memories of Ven. Nanavira of Bundala, Hambantota, who committed suicide in 1965. What is Satyriasis? Medical dictionaries define Satyriasis as a most acute, disgusting and indecent disease characterized by an irrepressible state of continuous painful erection and a persistent drive for sex. Psychologists consider satyriasis as a neurotic condition in men in which the symptoms are a compulsion to have sexual intercourse with as many women as possible and an inability to have lasting relationships with them, which compares with nymphomania in females.