I'm so sorry for what you went through. And thank you for writing about it so openly. I understand all too well the shame around not feeling attraction and not wanting sex. I wish the language I have now had been available to me when I was younger - I felt so alone in my lack of desire; but finding the asexual spectrum community in recent years has been such a welcome releif.
Thank you again for writing and sharing this; I'm incredibly grateful 💜
“…the idea that to be a REAL adult (healthy, whole, loved) you must want sex.” — I relate to this and also I’ve experienced this same pattern being disabled and not being able to work much. The same idea that if you don’t have a job then you’re not a REAL adult… 🙄🥴
As a psychiatry survivor (well, still working on it 😑) whose libido was taken from me by the SSRI I was started on at age 16, I find this equally HORRIFYING...
I'm so sorry for what you went through. And thank you for writing about it so openly. I understand all too well the shame around not feeling attraction and not wanting sex. I wish the language I have now had been available to me when I was younger - I felt so alone in my lack of desire; but finding the asexual spectrum community in recent years has been such a welcome releif.
Thank you again for writing and sharing this; I'm incredibly grateful 💜
Thank you sharing this 🙏 spot on.
“…the idea that to be a REAL adult (healthy, whole, loved) you must want sex.” — I relate to this and also I’ve experienced this same pattern being disabled and not being able to work much. The same idea that if you don’t have a job then you’re not a REAL adult… 🙄🥴
"Tell me more about it." Really should have been the only thing anyone should have asked.
Thank you for sharing your story and linking it to the systemic issues!
As a psychiatry survivor (well, still working on it 😑) whose libido was taken from me by the SSRI I was started on at age 16, I find this equally HORRIFYING...