i'm a therapist-in-training (yep, i meant to create that acronym) and one of my areas of interest is sexuality & relationships. i find dynamics on couple, or families fascinating, and i used to work at good vibes so i ended up receiving and giving some great education on sex, gender, sexuality etcetera etcetera and so on.
one of the big things that came up--and i see it on this board a bit too-is wrestling with whether one is "normal" or whether one's desires are okay. i was just reading this essay (explicit sexual anatomy described, no pictures or erotica) and thought folks here might find it interesting. it discusses sexual development through the lifespan and how "normality anxiety" is grown, starting from childhood and a lack of healthy sexual role models or information.
finally i quite liked this quote:
"The only way to escape Normality Anxiety is deciding that "normal" is irrelevant. "
amen!
one of the big things that came up--and i see it on this board a bit too-is wrestling with whether one is "normal" or whether one's desires are okay. i was just reading this essay (explicit sexual anatomy described, no pictures or erotica) and thought folks here might find it interesting. it discusses sexual development through the lifespan and how "normality anxiety" is grown, starting from childhood and a lack of healthy sexual role models or information.
finally i quite liked this quote:
"The only way to escape Normality Anxiety is deciding that "normal" is irrelevant. "
amen!
