Posted by tom_traubert on May 3, 2005, at 0:28:44
In reply to How do you talk about sex?, posted by crushedout on May 2, 2005, at 20:41:04
Embarassment should not be on the radar of any qualified therapist. If you're embarassed, that's one thing, but a therapist who squirms when explicitly talking about sex shouldn't be talking about anything else involved with the human experience. They've heard it all, trust me.
More importantly, therapy is a goal-based activity. Why do you want to talk about sex to your therapist? And why not? What purpose does it serve to talk about it/What purpose does it serve to avoid it? Maybe it's just me, but I think sexuality is a giant topic, inexorably tied into who we are, and a natural part of the whole picture of our selves.
Don't worry about how you should talk about sex, just convey that you think it's important and would like to talk about it and your therapist should guide you the rest of the way.
my two cents,
tt
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