I am on vacation with my parents, younger sisters, and a friend of my sister. All the female members of our group went to a touristy area (lots of shops and attractions) this evening. My sisters (who are in their upper teens) were wearing not exactly revealing but less covering outfits, while I was ...

I wish my parents (all 4 of them) had gotten better sex-ed themselves (not exactly their fault, I know), so that they didn't pass along unhelpful myths to me. I, also, wish my mother could talk about sex without feeling really uncomfortable, and I wish my dad wouldn't talk about sex as if it's the g...

While I generally tend to crave physical affection (I call it the cuddle-deficit), it is hard for me to incorporate it into my friendships because I'm very touch-averse when it comes to people I don't know very well. New friends pick up on this and respectfully keep their distance, but once we've kn...

My period is doing something odd this month. Before I elaborate, I will state that this is not a pregnancy question, as I have not been in a sexual situation with someone with whom a pregnancy could occur for about six months and I've had all the expected (and normal) periods since. The unusualness ...

So I'm trying to find a therapist, so I called a local abuse support organization (because I thought I could find someone there to talk to more immediately while I'm looking for someone who can help with all of my problems, not just the abuse-related ones) to talk to them about their free counseling...

SamW: By the bad behavior comment, I meant that I often feel like it's my fault or problem when other people are giving me a hard time about something that they really shouldn't be going on about (and/or are being controlling), and I could use advice on how to not internalize that stuff. And I guess...

Okay, so I know it's been a while since I wrote the above post but I would still like to thank you for your support and kind words towards me and my issues. As to why it's taken this long to reply (and I'm sorry if it was an issue), I guess the best way to describe it is that when my brain overloads...

Trigger Warning: this post contains discussion of sexual abuse. I'm dealing with a lot of stuff right now, and I think I just need to vent about all of it. Any advice would be welcome, though. I think the first place to start my venting/rant is with the fact that I haven't been able to do any of the...

I had my first gynecologist visit relatively recently. As far as I can tell, the visit was fairly routine, but I was still a nervous wreck pretty much the entire time. There are some things I wish I had done differently and spoken out about. But as I was nervous, I couldn't get the words out or even...

I support this idea. At least have the medical professionals word this question differently. Especially because of the different definitions of sex in our culture. I can see how it can confuse people. I recently went to the gynecologist and I wasn't sure what definition they were using to define &qu...

Wow, so many responses! Thanks everyone for all the advice! Before I come out to my family, I've decided to come out to a good friend who doesn't know yet. I can almost certainly expect a positive response from her. I think it'll give me some practice with this, which will make talking to my mother ...

I'm not sure how helpful my dad would be as he has not talked to my mom or stepfather in about 3 years, and the last encounter was not a good one. He also has this avoid-all-potential-conflict sort of worldview that might make him not see the value in coming out. But it's possible he would or it cou...

Okay, so I've been thinking a lot lately about coming out as bisexual (though it's possibly more like pansexual) and athiest to my Catholic mother and other relatives. It doesn't have to be soon, and I want to have a plan first. Now, my parents are divorced and my non-religious dad already knows abo...

Thanks for the acknowledgement and support!

I think here is probably the best place to put this... As of yesterday, I am officially out of the relationship with my sexually abusive (now ex) boyfriend! I didn't get the counseling I had wanted because of a telecommunication issue (and I'm going to try again). And well, I'm not too upset about t...

Keda, you just explained what I was trying to say in the first paragraph of my explanation! Society is sending the message that a person with a vagina in a relationship with a person with a penis (or vice-versa) should be having any/all kinds of sex and that both people should be (or should be worki...

I definitely want to try to tackle this one, as I have been one of those women who has felt this way (and am still trying to completely eradicate the idea from my brain). From my own experience, it's a combination of several interconnected factors. Others may not have/have had any or all of these th...

Sorry Kaizen, I DO actually like instrumental rock music! My favorite band in that genre is If These Trees Could Talk.

Now, I don't actually have an evil cat, nor any cat, for that matter! However, I do have a small, badly-behaved dog, and one of her nicknames is, in fact, Fuzzbutt.

Annie26, I'm going to say it's the dancing, because I fail at it, though my sisters are really good!

Mine are:

1) I have an evil cat I sometimes call Fuzzbutt.
2) I collect toy dinosaurs.
3) I like instrumental rock music.

Yeah, I was afraid of that. If I do find out the necessary info, I'll let you know.

TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains discussion of sexual abuse and rape that may be triggering for survivors. Okay, I think the first thing to say about this situation is that I haven't witnessed it first-hand, and that it was told to me by a friend (let's call her F) who claims to have witnessed it...

I was ConfusedDragon, but now I am SilentDragon. I also may have registered using a different email address than I used before (I have 3 and I don't remember which one I used the first time); does that make a difference?