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- by MeditationBowl
- Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:21 pm
- Forum: Sex & Sexuality
- Topic: Advice for stepping away from porn use
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10292
Hi vambrace, I relate to a lot of what you've shared here. I think some of the suggestion others have included might be helpful for me too, so thank you for asking your questions! I want to second the suggestion to try mindfulness. It's not a cure all, and it takes time and practice, but I find it c...
- by MeditationBowl
- Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:22 pm
- Forum: Sex, Culture and Politics
- Topic: Boundaries, Privilege, and Anxiety
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10464
Hi Sam and Mo, Thank you both for your responses. The distinction between pushing past someones boundary and holding your own makes sense. I have a couple more questions: When boundaries are conflicting and compromise is proving difficult, how do you navigate that conversation? I feel like saying to...
- by MeditationBowl
- Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:55 am
- Forum: Sex, Culture and Politics
- Topic: Boundaries, Privilege, and Anxiety
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10464
Hi Sam, Thanks for your reply. I guess I feel guilty for enforcing boundaries because it feels like I'm imposing on someone else. Like, emotionally it feels the same as pushing someone else's boundaries. I guess maybe part of that is because I've been in situations where I've full on debated someone...
- by MeditationBowl
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 3:28 pm
- Forum: Sex, Culture and Politics
- Topic: Boundaries, Privilege, and Anxiety
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10464
Hi all, This might be a little rambly because I'm not sure how to explain my question. Also not sure if this is in the right sub-forum. It's been on my mind for a while though, so I'd appreciate any ideas. My chronic anxiety often makes it difficult for me to trust my intuition on a lot of things. I...
- by MeditationBowl
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:15 pm
- Forum: Sexual Identity
- Topic: Unpacking my reaction to a friend assuming my sexuality.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4114
That makes a lot of sense. So yeah, going forward I'll definitely make sure to hold my boundaries with this friend as well as respecting his. The more I think about this, the more I realize I have a larger issue with getting stressed and second guessing myself around setting boundaries. The particul...
- by MeditationBowl
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:21 pm
- Forum: Sexual Identity
- Topic: Unpacking my reaction to a friend assuming my sexuality.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4114
Hi horriblegoose, You make a very good point. This really struck me: it's really important to me that people don't treat me like a child they can't tell no. I hadn't thought of it like that, but that is what I'm doing. I will try to continue letting him know when he says something that makes me unco...
- by MeditationBowl
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:13 am
- Forum: Sexual Identity
- Topic: Unpacking my reaction to a friend assuming my sexuality.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4114
Hi Heather, Thank you so much for your response. And thanks for those articles on gaydar - very interesting! Yeah, it makes sense that a conversation on boundaries is the next step here. I'm not sure how do to that though. For more context, this is not an equal friendship right now. I'm volunteering...
- by MeditationBowl
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:33 am
- Forum: Sexual Identity
- Topic: Unpacking my reaction to a friend assuming my sexuality.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4114
Hi all, I need some help unpacking something that happened recently. A friend told me that he thinks I am gay or bisexual and just don't want to admit it because of my religion. He said that he can tell because he is gay and he knows when other people are, even when they say they aren't. I'm not fee...
- by MeditationBowl
- Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:57 pm
- Forum: Sexual Health
- Topic: Guardian Article on Myths about The Pill
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4022
Hello! I saw this article - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/25/nine-major-myths-about-the-pill-from-cancer-to-weight-gain - in the Guardian recently, and I was wondering if everything in it is accurate? Some of the information is stuff I already knew, or things that I've learned from th...
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