ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT YOUR SEX LIFE?

 

• Are you too ashamed to talk about intimacy issues with your friends, who all seem to be having the best sex ever?

• Are you anxious about bringing it up with your doctor?

• Are you confused about your gender identity or sexual orientation?

• Do sexual images from movies or porn sites remind you of your inadequacy?  

• Are you embarrassed that it’s been years since you had partnered sex? 

• Are you afraid to have sex because of low desire, painful intercourse or orgasmic issues?

• Are you scared of romantic relationships because of sexual disorder(s) or past sexual trauma(s) ?

• Are you scared of sexual intimacy due to illness related issues?

• Are you expecting your partner to know everything about you sexually?

• Are you struggling with your partner navigating non-monogamy?

 

Lack of sexual confidence during any stage of life can be an isolating and disturbing experience. If sex is not working and you have nowhere to turn, you may believe there is something wrong with you. If you’re single, perhaps you’d worry you’ll never be sexually compatible with anyone. Or, perhaps you’ve been avoiding intimate connections with others because of intense feelings of  shame and inadequacy. If you’re partnered, you may feel lonely, and rejected by him/her/them. If you’ve experienced sexual trauma in the past, that can dramatically alter your sense of safety, desire and arousal, making you feel scared, lost or out of control. 

 

SEXUAL INTIMACY ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON

 

If you are experiencing problems with sexual performance, communication, gender identity, asexual orientation and sexual traumas, you are not alone. Because the topic of sex is such a highly stigmatized topic in our sex negative culture, a lot of us struggle with sexual shame due to limited access to sex positive and scientific information about sexuality 

 

Stress can also impact a wide variety of things, including mental and physical health, which can both affect both sexual desire and performance. Our generation has been experiencing higher and higher pressures in our professional and personal lives. 

 

Regardless of your age, gender, ethnicity, size, ability, orientation, religion and whatever sexual issues you may be encountering, sex therapy and sexuality education can help educate and cultivate a sex positive culture