Hi KierC, I have tried to reframe my thoughts with more positive or forward thinking but that doesn’t entirely always work. And the feelings are more often shame/embarrassment in comparison to my friends and other adults in my life who have experienced the joy of dating and intimacy. By saying sex/d...

Hi Sofi, thank you for responding. I have gone through ebbs and flows of not thinking about either sex or dating as they only ever really bring me stress though they never fully escape me as social media, movies and every day conversations will bring them back into frame of mind. So it’s just kind o...

Hi Latha, thank you for your response. I do agree that penetration can be a bit loaded in terms of language/meaning so using alternative words may do me some good. Though I tend to only watch media that does have my ideal depictions if it has any at all of vaginal intercourse as Im a bit averse to a...

Hi Scarleteen, I’m 26 year old woman and have been struggling with the concept of penetration for as long as I can remember. I know all of the misconceptions about pain with first time penetration via word of mouth by family or friends, along with religious/societal conditioning around “virginity” a...