Shame and Sexuality
Jase shares his journey of grappling with shame and secrecy surrounding his sexual desires, shaped by his religious upbringing. Emily highlights the societal tendency to shame individuals for their sexual choices, particularly women. Dedeker emphasizes that one's sexual activity doesn't necessarily correlate with their attitude towards sexuality, revealing that both sex-positive and sex-negative feelings can exist regardless of sexual experience.In this clip
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Related Questions
How can I tackle sexual shame?
I have a question about the episode #064: Is Sex Really the Problem? with Shadeen Francis and the clip Understanding Desire. If we are told at a young age, or even into adulthood, how we should feel (e.g., you should feel ashamed of yourself or you should not be sad), how do these negative experiences get encoded into our brains? If we do not have permission to feel our real, biological emotions, how does this impact our future decisions?
I have a question about this episode #064: Is Sex Really the Problem? with Shadeen Francis and this Unlearning Beliefs. If we are told at a young age, or even into adulthood, how we should feel (e.g., you should feel ashamed of yourself or you should not be sad), how do these negative experiences get encoded into our brains? If we do not have permission to feel our real, biological emotions, how does this impact our future decisions?