Hi, phenolphthalein, I’m glad talking here was helpful! I think trying to think about this in a different way might be helpful. To elaborate on what Sam said, that we might have made one mistake doesn’t mean we are not allowed to feel hurt and harmed by things others do to us, just like if someone a...

Hi MistahCFS! I’m wondering what exactly do you mean by solving this formula/puzzle mean to you? And why do you think you feel like you have to solve it? Because I think it’s not helping you to think about sex as something that needs to be solved and has just one right solution. Because it literally...

Hi! It seems like you have a lot of questions about ejaculation so I wonder if maybe reading a longer piece about it might be a more effective way of getting answers (and learning other interesting stuff along the way as a bonus) rather than asking them one by one here. And then you can come to the ...

Thank you for the answers, they are really helpful! It seems like you have quite specific ideas about what is or isn’t normal and I think it could be helpful for you to rethink those a little. Firstly, with something often as personal and intimate as sex or masturbation it is difficult to get enough...

Hi, (Sorry I missed Sam already recommended you the article, if you found it helpful, you can read more on these topics following the links at the bottom or just search through the whole site) I see how being too much in our heads can make all off this more difficult. Just to make sure we are on the...

Hi Nadia! The thing is that there is no given set of rules of how orgasm should or shouldn’t feel like, it is such a complex process happening on several levels of our body (genitals, hormones, emotions…) that it will necessarily differ from person to person and from one time to another. And echoing...

Hi Wendy, I hope it’s okay that I’m stepping in here. I’m so glad Jacob’s and Latha’s replies were helpful! I also think it’s great that you are identifying what can make sex pleasurable for you – being turned on, feeling sexy, fantasizing or using toys. I would say that what you’re describing here ...

Hi! I'm so glad Jacob's answer and talking here was helpful! I think it's a great idea to talk about it with your dad. Is there something about the conversation with him or anything else we can help you with? (Also, I've had my own share of troubles with unsupportive family, so if that's something y...

I'm now very motivated to organise my folders, thank you! As for me, I'm just starting university and it means a lot of organising and changes so sometimes it's practically impossible to plan ahead some me-time. So in addition to doing that I also consciously try to do things that must be done in a ...

Thank you, that means so much to me <3
(And community and feeling accepted is what I'm always coming back here for as well)

Thank you!
Now it seems almost unreal that I could be so happy for two weeks and I miss it and all those friends so badly... but yeah, it also gave me a lot of hope for the future

Hi! In case anyone comes across this and is curious how it was, here's a little update about how the whole thing went. Even though I was in UAE and Oman as a competitor in a scientific olympiad so my experience was probably very different from one of a tourist but some things might still be applicab...

Thank you!

You're right, reading those and other articles it really sounds highly unlikely for me to get into any trouble just for looking queer.
That's a huge relief, at least one less thing I have to worry about regarding this trip...

It's nice hearing from you too! And thank you for the reply. There's is an amazing delegation both planning and going there out of which at least one person is a little familiar with one of these countries but I don't have the guts to ask him about it... Come to think about it, he knows how I look s...

Hi, I hope everyone is doing okay! My life has been quite chaotic lately because on top of everything I was chosen to represent my country in an international science olympiad. I didn't want to go at first because of a lot of reasons, but other people persuade me (mostly because I'm the first girl t...

Hi, I just wanted to let you all know that despite some unexpected difficulties I've now successfully finished high school,  have been accepted to all university I applied to, I have filled in a application for a affordable university dormitories and I've even started searching for therapy options i...

Oh, sorry, I thanked you for reminding me not to put myself down and then I continued doing just that. And I've remembered that I promised not to do this at all here a while ago, so double sorry for forgetting about that) But it felt good to write that down. Anyway, I also forget to ask you what I w...

Thank you for the reminder <3 sometimes, it's like I just don't have the energy to not let negative thoughts win... and especially when I know that writing some of them here might mean getting supportive answer... so sorry if it seems like I'm just using this place for that, I'm not doing it conscio...

Thank you for reassurance! Unfortunately, I don't deserve any treats because, unsurprisingly, I didn't make the call... I had a fight with my mum about the medication and then I was too stressed out to do anything But that's probably just an excuse... But taking into account my parent's opinion (tha...

Thank you I reallywanted to try today but once again I wasn't able to overcome my fear... I even asked my parents to call the doctor for me but that didn't go well either... I hate so much this unreasonable fear of making phone calls and communication in general, I know it's just a matter of trying ...

Well, I'm afraid she wouldn't (understandably) react well if I suddenly asked so many questions just a few days after a phone call where I nodded to everything she said and didn't ask anything. Besides it's almost impossible to reach her office by phone because she is very busy all the time. It's my...

Thank you so much for the kind and wise words! Sorry I didn't reply sooner, I've had some weird mental block when talking or thinking about my health lately, especially after my parents saw me when I was having a bit of a breakdown because of all this... Anyway, in the end it went a bit differently ...

Hello and thank you, especially for the reassurance that  those concerns are normal. When I'm stuck with my thoughts and have noone I could talk about them with it gets so hard not to doubt everything. So thanks for the chance to vent here! And thank you for sharing your experience, I'm sorry you we...

Thank you so much! I'd like to talk about something that could get in my way of becoming independent. Sorry if it's long but putting my thoughts into words and venting here always helps. And if anyone has any thoughts I'll be of course happy to hear them. So, the the thing is that the past few years...

Hi! It's been a while and to be honest I've missed talking to you all so much. I don't have time to put together any questions today so I hope it's okay if I just share a little. Unfortunately, I can't say that I haven't been active here because everything is perfect and I have nothing to talk about...