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by Elle20
Sun Dec 17, 2023 6:00 pm
Forum: Sex & Sexuality
Topic: feeling "ready" with an anxiety/panic disorder
Replies: 11
Views: 24132

Re: feeling "ready" with an anxiety/panic disorder

I would definitely love some self help book recommendations!!
by Elle20
Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: Sex & Sexuality
Topic: feeling "ready" with an anxiety/panic disorder
Replies: 11
Views: 24132

Re: feeling "ready" with an anxiety/panic disorder

No apologies needed! Advice and honesty is what I was looking for when coming here. I'm not sure if I want to completely give up on J or not and I'm really at a loss there, but I have therapy coming up on Wednesday so thats something I can discuss and mention all things brought up here to get her th...
by Elle20
Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:11 am
Forum: Sex & Sexuality
Topic: feeling "ready" with an anxiety/panic disorder
Replies: 11
Views: 24132

Re: feeling "ready" with an anxiety/panic disorder

Hey there Heather, Thank you for the input I really appreciate it. I won't lie, it's definitely not what I wanted to hear but sometimes that happens. I really don't want to give up trying with this guy because besides our sexual differences we've matched up in every other way. Hes very understanding...
by Elle20
Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:19 pm
Forum: Sex & Sexuality
Topic: feeling "ready" with an anxiety/panic disorder
Replies: 11
Views: 24132

Re: feeling "ready" with an anxiety/panic disorder

We've been addressing my anxiety for years now, and probably will continue to for awhile. I'm definitely ready to get into trying to unpack all my feelings surrounding sexual intimacy. It would definitely be helpful to try to brainstorm some ways to build a positive relationship with my body. I've w...
by Elle20
Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:23 am
Forum: Sex & Sexuality
Topic: feeling "ready" with an anxiety/panic disorder
Replies: 11
Views: 24132

Re: feeling "ready" with an anxiety/panic disorder

I've been working with this therapist for going on 5 years now, but the topic of shame and disgust around sex is something that JUST started to be talked about at our last session. It hasn't been something that has needed to be talked about as much as the general anxiety I experience on a daily basi...
by Elle20
Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:07 am
Forum: Sex & Sexuality
Topic: feeling "ready" with an anxiety/panic disorder
Replies: 11
Views: 24132

feeling "ready" with an anxiety/panic disorder

hey all, i'm very new to this board and have been scrolling through for about an hour now so if I do anything wrong feel free to let me know. I saw a topic with a very similar experience to what I'm going through with some differing factors so I'm just going to put this here and see what advice I ca...