The intensity of arousal can vary for one person from day to day, depending on a bunch of factors. But: when you try to masturbate, are you first feeling mentally aroused, strongly wanting to be sexual in some way? The brain is actually one of the most important sexual organs, and if you aren't in a...

Hi radicallyunique, I'm so sorry it took me a while to get back to you. If you'd rather not go to the LGBTQ group right now, that's totally understandable. As someone with social anxiety myself, I get wanting to push yourself past your comfort zone just a little bit at a time - maybe that group migh...

Nipple piercings won't interfere with your ability to produce milk, but the jewellery needs to be removed during nursing. Other than that, it shouldn't be a problem, although if it's a piercing you're considering, you can ask a piercer about it too.

Is searching out those things for yourself something you'd like some help with?

A doctor should be able at least to give you more detailed information on foreskin restoration, and/or point you to some resources that would be most appropriate given your unique body. A doctor shouldn't be sharing any of your health information with your parents, either (the exception to that is i...

Before you do anything, it would be a good idea to check in with a doctor: since they'd be able to examine you, they'll be able to advise you better as to how to go about restoring your foreskin without damaging the tissue.

That's pretty typical! Even folks who are attracted to more than one gender usually find that they have certain characteristics that they find attractive or prefer, it's just that gender might not be one of them (if that makes sense).

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You're welcome. I hope you're able to get some help with this!

The regular LGBTQ group meeting sounds like it could be a good place to start, if you're comfortable with that, and it could be a great environment to practice mentioning that you're bisexual, too. Before I make any more suggestions about how those casual conversations could go, can I ask what kind ...

Hi again, lucli. Unfortunately, eating disorders of any kind are outside our area of expertise, and not something we can help you with. If I remember correctly, you just started seeing a therapist recently, and they're the best person to talk about this with; if necessary they can refer you to someo...

For people with uncircumcised penises, putting a condom on is slightly different than it is for circumcised folks. What you want to do is pull the foreskin down gently as you roll the condom on (only to the point where it's comfortable, it shouldn't hurt), then when the condom is unrolled about a th...

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Welcome to the boards, Wojo. This does sound like a frustrating situation to be in. Part of this might just be that your girlfriend isn't used to communicating with someone else about where she wants to be touched: it can take practice! One thing to try would be to ask her if she would tell you what...

One of the things that happens during orgasm is that the muscles around the vagina contract, which for some people can result in a cramping feeling. If the pain is severe then it's something to check in with a doctor about, but since you're describing just mild pain it's likely just the result of th...

Diarrhea is at least 3 very loose stools per day for multiple days; one loose stool won't change the effectiveness of your pill. Since your pill hasn't been compromised, you don't need to use a back up method for the first week of the next pack (although using two methods consistently is really idea...

As long as you have the new one inserted before that 3 year mark, it should be effective right away.

Emotions are so, so very complex and complicated, and they don't always make sense. Difficult situations especially can lead to a lot of conflicting feelings that don't seem logical, but that doesn't mean any of those feelings are wrong or that you're doing something wrong by having them. Emotions a...

Starting birth control (and stopping it!) can cause some irregular bleeding, but since this has been going on for a few weeks now it wouldn't hurt to check in with your doctor. It could just be that your body is a bit out of whack because of the changes in hormone levels and this will stop eventuall...

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You have absolutely no reason to feel bad: you did what you thought would make him go away as fast as possible, which is a way of protecting yourself. That's something that a LOT of people do in similar situations, and it's not anything to be ashamed of.

Grooming basically means anything that someone does to try and lower your defences and make you trust them, while at the same time doing things that aren't acceptable until you're used to them. (One example would be your cousin starting off just by touching your thighs and butt, and then starting to...

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It can be an incredibly powerful and helpful feeling to know that you're not alone, and I'm so glad the links that Iwanthelp posted were useful for you. Per coming to terms with your cousin's grooming you, it can take a while - and be difficult - to accept that someone who is family, who you care ab...

You're welcome! And yep, it's likely going to be more comfortable if you push it up a bit further, so that the end of the tampon isn't sitting right in the vaginal opening.