Your sexuality is an important and beautiful part of your core identity. When your relationship with your own sexuality is strained, nonexistent, or traumatized, it can affect your self-esteem as well as your most important relationships.
Apart from some cursory conversation with our parents about the birds and the bees, and some diagrams in Sex Ed about STDs and pregnancy, many of us were left to fend for ourselves when it came to understanding our own sexuality and forming meaningful sexual relationships with others. Your concept of yourself as a sexual being also may have been informed by cultural messages such as gender roles or religious teachings.
Some of us went on to get married potentially to partners who had just as little guidance as we did , only to find that we were just as in the dark about our sexuality as before! Or maybe you began to have sexual experiences without ever connecting to your own sexual desires and feelings. Challenges with your sexuality, whether solo or partnered, can include anxiety or uncertainty around sex, body image issues, and lack of sexual desire or promiscuous behavior.
Sexuality is complicated and multifaceted, and can be informed by past relationships, co-occurring mental health concerns, or traumatic experiences. In a relationship, a couple could have hurdles like clashing sex drives high vs. At Take Root Therapy, we provide a non-judgmental environment, where we can tailor therapy, including therapy focused on sexuality, to each individual or couple.
Call or text or email us at info takeroottherapy. Do you feel that you received a lack of guidance in developing your sexuality? Are your unanswered questions about your sexuality leading to challenges with self-esteem or intimacy?
