For those of us with chronic pain, living our lives with other people – be that with sex or something else – can be tricky.
communication
Articles and Advice in this area:
- Sam Wall
I’ll be honest, Tre: dating apps can be a great option for some people, but you’re far from the first person to come to Scarleteen brimming with frustration over your experiences on them. While they can put us in the orbit of cool people who’d we’d otherwise never meet, they can also pressure us to…
- Evan Sweeney
Here are some tips on how to seek and obtain consent with nonverbal partners and how to communicate so sex can be safe, satisfying and fun for everyone.
- Nicole Guappone
If you have chronic pelvic pain, what do you do if you want to get sexual with yourself or someone else? If it starts hurting, should you stop?
- Evan Sweeney
People often have day-to-day coping mechanisms to help manage their spasticity, but what do you do when you have spasticity and want to have sex?
- Lisa Laman
For individuals on the Autism spectrum or anyone with some kind of disability, it can be hard to ask for help. Here’s a little advice from someone who knows.
- Sam Wall
- Heather Corinna
A short, fast, sex ed summary about crushes, and some simple dos and don’ts when you have one.
- Sam Wall
- Heather Corinna
A short, fast, sex ed summary about the bare basics of healthy relationships.
- Carrie Kaufman
It’s so important to be able to tell our partners how to support and pleasure us in the ways that work for us.