For a long time, I found it really difficult to identify feelings in my body. If I looked for emotions I would find a tight ball at the top of my diaphragm, but giving it a label was impossible. I could be happy, scared, angry, excited, anxious or embarrassed and the same ball sat in […]
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Both Ecstasy is Necessary by Barbara Carrellas and Healing Sex by Staci Haines talk about the concept of a sexual permission slip. Given our culture around sex and consent, you might think that this would be a document written to outline what acts you give others permission to engage in with you, but you�d be
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Maybe sometimes it is, but is that so bad? The word �selfish� is nearly always used pejoratively to mean someone that is self obsessed, concerned with their own profit or pleasure and unconcerned about others. �I�m not advocating naval gazing obsession with ourselves at all times, but I think spending energy focused on what brings
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I recently acquired a diagnosis for a lifelong physical impairment. It has me reflecting on how I have previously dealt with the emotional and psychological elements of being diagnosed. Obviously, this differs greatly depending on how drawn out the process is, how medicalised it is, your own predisposition towards the medical establishment, how much you
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It is all too easy to get caught up in an endless loop of thinking about things, particularly if you are feeling anxious, depressed or lonely. �These might be thoughts about a social situation or event, career plans, a mistake that just keeps playing on your mind or even persistent self-criticism. �Thoughts and emotions can
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