Posted by vwoolf on December 20, 2004, at 2:11:43
In reply to aversion therapy, posted by rainbowbrite on December 19, 2004, at 22:00:11
Hi Rain, welcome to PB. I am sorry you are feeling so distressed at the moment.
I read your post differently to Daisy and Memory. I suspect you are enquiring about therapy to change some form of sexual behavior which you consider problematic, not that you have an aversion to sex (I am probably interpreting this in the light of my own experience - if I am wrong please just ignore this).
I was traumatically sexualized at an early age, and sex has become my first line response to many situations, which can be problematic at times. I have discussed the issue with my therapist at length - in fact I think she is totally sick of hearing me talk about sex. . She says that if at some future date we agree that I have problem behavior in regard to my sexuality, she will refer me to a sex therapist who will do limited behavioral type therapy (DBT) with me to change the way I react to certain stimuli. However she feels it is more important to try and accept and embrace my sexuality as part of myself, as part of the work of integration I am doing in therapy.
I agree with her. I think that it is the underlying problems with my self concept that need to be resolved. Anything else will just be superficial change, and the issues will probably start to work themselves out in some other way.
If what I am saying makes any sense to you, and you would prefer to continue the discussion more privately, feel free to babblemail me - you will find a link at the top of the page under FAQ, I think.
Warm regards
Vwoolf
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