The following blog posts all touch on the topic of sexuality:
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March 2, 2008
(Posted to the blog on 1/24/09)
Shameful parts are deeply hidden away: My deepest shame (confession to my T); Setting a boundary on touch
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March 6, 2008
(Posted to the blog on 1/27/09)
I feel dirty: More on my deepest shame
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March 12, 2008
(Posted to the blog on 1/29/09)
Tapes that run inside my head: Homework assignment
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March 15, 2008 – Part 1
(Posted to the blog on 1/30/09)
I need a large personal space: Amendment to the touch boundary
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April 6, 2008
(Posted to the blog on 2/9/09)
Too gross to be seen in public: Triggered by clothes shopping
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April 10, 2008
(Posted to the blog on 3/4/09)
Was I was abused but don’t remember?: First inklings surface that I may have been molested
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April 13, 2008
(Posted to the blog on 3/6/09)
Dark side vs. light side: Torn between moving forward and being stuck
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April 15, 2008
(Posted to the blog on 3/8/09)
Yes, something significant happened: Yes, something significant happened to me as a kid, but what?
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May 4, 2008
(Posted to the blog on 3/19/09)
Secrecy vs. privacy: Maybe I won’t tell you everything
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May 11, 2008
(Posted to the blog on 3/22/09)
The loss of innocence: Disclosing too much too soon; Sadness; Healthy sexual fantasies
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August 3, 2008
(Posted to the blog on 5/3/09)
Self-sabotage rears its head: I’m having mixed success with moving forward; Does God really care about me?
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October 26, 2008 – Part 2
(Posted to the blog on 5/31/09)
So much drama – Part 2: I’m confused about my gender identity; Connecting with people is challenging; My addiction to degrading porn causes me to feel disgusting
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October 28, 2008 – Part 3
(Posted to the blog on 6/8/09)
An end to therapy – Part 3: I have a theory as to why I am so addicted to violent porn — and the theory gives me great hope
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January 11, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 6/18/09)
Reprogramming my arousal: I am not my history
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June 3, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 9/9/09)
Confused sexuality: Book study – “Courage to Heal” – sexuality
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June 15-17, 2009 – Part 5
(Posted to the blog on 9/21/09)
Lasting effects – Part 5: Book study – Courage to Heal – sexuality, compulsive behaviors
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June 15-17, 2009 – Part 7
(Posted to the blog on 9/26/09)
Lasting effects – Part 7: Book study – “Courage to Heal” – self-worth
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June 26, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 10/16/09)
Putting names to the faces: Book study – “Courage to Heal” – dissociation
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June 27, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 10/18/09)
Just a floating head: Book study – “Courage to Heal” – leaving your body and other forms of escape
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July 8, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 10/29/09)
Keeping to myself: Book study – “Courage to Heal” – intimacy, religion, sex
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August 19, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 12/31/09)
Shame bad shame bad shame: Panic that I might be corrupting a little boy
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August 20, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 1/1/10)
Jumbo tools of sex: My sexuality is broken and I’m disconnected from my gender
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READER INPUT
(Posted to the blog on 1/6/10)
Reader Input – What comes first? How healed is “healed enough” for being in a healthy relationship?
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September 18, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 1/15/10)
Male attention: Someone catches my interest
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September 23, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 1/19/10)
Keeping it aboveboard: Can I behave myself with a married man?
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September 24, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 1/20/10)
The million-dollar question: Why am I willing to participate in questionable relationships?
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October 12, 2009 (midday)
(Posted to the blog on 1/31/10)
A sense of badness: Can I contaminate my students just by being around them?
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October 12, 2009 (9pm)
(Posted to the blog on 2/1/10)
Maybe the good outweighs the bad: Maybe there is good in my students witnessing my progressive healing
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October 23, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 2/8/10)
The meaning behind a touch: I avoid all touch with people because I fear they will think I’m coming on to them
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October 25, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 2/11/10)
Honest but selfish: I don’t fault my ex-husband for being honest
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November 2, 2009 – 3am
(Posted to the blog on 2/12/10)
How innocent am I really? A memory about a time I may have acted out sexually as a child
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SPOTLIGHT
(Posted to the blog on 2/17/10)
Spotlight – A Surprisingly Sane Blog: Spotlight on a great blog
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November 17, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 3/1/10)
He has kind eyes: I want to be in touch with my femininity
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November 26, 2009 (3pm)
(Posted to the blog on 3/5/10)
Unsettling exposure: One of the children in my care exposes his penis
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November 29, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 3/11/10)
I need it for me: My need for safety influences my piano studio policy
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December 1, 2009
(Posted to the blog on 3/15/10)
Doing my part: Healing my beliefs about men requires daily choosing
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January 7, 2010 – 3pm – Part 2
(Posted to the blog on 5/5/10)
This day finally arrived – Part 2: An uncomfortable mirror exercise
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January 7, 2010 – 3pm – Part 4
(Posted to the blog on 5/7/10)
This day finally arrived – Part 4: The session leaves me with mixed feelings and a bit of confusion
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January 9, 2010 – morning
(Posted to the blog on 5/13/10)
Self-chatter marathon: Maybe I left my body during the mirror exercise
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January 17, 2010 – 8pm
(Posted to the blog on 5/24/10)
Please stop spinning: Feeling overwhelmed by flashbacks and triggering
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February 2, 2010
(Posted to the blog on 6/21/10)
If only I could trust: Not being heard
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February 16, 2010 – Part 3
(Posted to the blog on 7/20/10)
Finding my voice – Part 3: I need my therapist to be a witness to what I need to say and do without making it about himself
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February 17, 2010
(Posted to the blog on 7/23/10)
Giving language to my terror: I’m finally able to document my dream about rape
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February 23, 2010
(Posted to the blog on 7/29/10)
Questionable friendship: A friendship with a married man
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February 27, 2010 – Part 4
(Posted to the blog on 8/5/10)
Truth keeps flowing – Part 4: Complaints about my relationships
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March 4, 2010 – noon – Part 2
(Posted to the blog on 8/13/10)
He leads the way – Part 2: The role men could play in my healing
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