Yes, feeling sexier is helpful if you’d like to have sex or just be more in touch with that part of yourself, but if you’ve spent the last few months as a disembodied ball of anxiety, finding ways to embrace sensuality and sexiness might also remind you of a time before the pandemic. But if it’s a core part of yourself that you’ve been missing or craving, tapping into that feeling can come with benefits. So no one blames you if sexiness isn’t top of mind right now (or ever-that’s perfectly valid too). “It can be hard to reconnect with our body because our brain is trying to keep us from feeling fear, dread, and horror.” In fact, when facing stressful or traumatic situations, it’s natural to “go back and forth between feeling disconnected as a coping strategy,” psychologist Liz Powell, Ph.D., author of Building Open Relationships, tells SELF. “We have to normalize that if you haven’t been ‘feeling it’ over the last few months, you’re normal,” AASECT-certified sex therapist Stephanie Buehler, Psy.D., author of What Every Mental Health Professional Needs to Know About Sex, tells SELF.
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