Hey, I'm sorry it feels like you can't speak to your parents about how you're feeling about your gender. Thank you for sharing all of your feelings and recent thoughts with us here though! I get that speaking with them about this topic is not safe so let's discuss things in a way that's more helpful...

Hey there, Thanks so much for the reply! I think it's pretty common for a lot of feelings to come up during/after masturbation. Anger and sadness I've seen as very common! Masturbation can get us to spend time with ourselves and often times when the physical release happens during orgasm, emotional ...

Hey there Foreverl0st, Could you describe the ways you feel after masturbation to me? You mentioned it's overwhelming and I'm wondering if I can provide any advice based on what you're feeling afterwards. I want to acknowledge that masturbating can take up a lot of our physical and mental energy so ...

Hi Foreverl0st, Thank you for sharing your experiences and what you've been struggling with lately here. I am so sorry that you feel like you can't wear what makes you feel confident and secure in your body because of parental expectations. I can see how that would be frustrating and not very helpfu...

Hey crwx, I'm glad to hear that Caitlin's advice helped to ease some of your worries or concerns with masturbation. In the article that you've read, Heather lists some of the common ways that people masturbate with their genitals. Those can be useful ways to start exploring your own body and seeing ...

Hi Leonor, I can really hear that you're wanting for there to be change in your romantic and sex life but are finding yourself deeply frustrated with things not changing or feeling like you're stuck in your current situation. I'm sorry to hear you experienced that with someone you genuinely liked. B...

Hi johnarias, I definitely get the sense that you are feeling some nervousness and want to have certainty in this situation. I want to acknowledge that at times of uncertainty our minds tend to run at a million miles a minute with all the potential possibilities. It's okay to let those thoughts come...

Hi Cy, Thank you for taking the time to reach out to us. I see from your other posts that you've been doing a lot of self exploration and discovery lately. I just want to say being in that space is almost never straightforward but we appreciate you taking in our advice and continuing to explore what...

Hello there! I think this is going to be more of a diary-entry post of sorts but would love to hear other's experiences/thoughts if things arise while reading my post :) I've been thinking a lot lately how close relationships, despite sometimes being the cause of some heartaches and bruising of egos...

This is something I've been thinking a lot about lately so thank you for getting me to think more on it! I've especially been doing a lot of the work of thinking about what "love" means in my life, especially in friendships. Often we'll hear that "love" should be reserved for the...