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Negative thoughts about your body can become so damaging that they can convince people, at any stage in their life, that they don't deserve love, intimacy, or even to be looked at. Those thoughts become louder every time you undress. The feelings become unbearable when you're in a sexual relationship because you fear that they'll confirm every negative thought that you've ever felt about yourself. Your body image becomes your sex life's own worst enemy.
This kind of pressure impacts not only your self-esteem, it can damage your relationship and cause you to question your confidence in other areas of your life (ie: career, school, social life, health).
Self-Esteem Can Make or Break Your Sex Life
Maybe you've recently gone through a dry spell that was brought on by an episode of extremely low self-esteem. Or maybe you're experiencing anxiety due to negative thoughts about your body and this left you out of sync sexually with your partner. It's hard to believe, but your brain is literally blocking you from a fun and fulfilling sex life. Aren't we supposed to trust our brain? Well yes, but it's been known to misread the room.
The beauty about our brain is that we can control much of what happens in there (not all of it - but we can certainly get critical of our beliefs and create new ones!)
How Can Counseling Help?
You deserve a life that doesn't involve hiding out every time you want to get naked. You deserve to feel excited about sexual pursuits and exploring new experiences. To get there you'll have to dismantle the destructive feelings you've carried for too long about your body and self-image and recreate something new and powerful.
Counseling with Dove + Wolf provides you the opportunity to unravel the messages you've been listening to for years that have caused you to feel uncomfortable in your body. Gaining an understanding as to where those narratives started is helpful to combat them. In sessions, I engage in a variety of techniques that allow you to challenge harmful beliefs and construct new and authentic ones..
Replacing those thoughts with healthier ones involves deep introspection. Once you connect with the self that isn't weighed down by negativity or other people's ideas of you, you can craft a new narrative about who you are and how you want to be loved and sky’s the limit to what you may feel at that point.
Connect with Dove + Wolf Today
There is no need to go at this alone. At Dove + Wolf, the therapeutic space I keep is safe for my clients to pour out their past and rebuild their confidence. I am a sex positive counselor and I love working with people from all walks of life - couples, the Queer community, people that participate in the kink or BDSM lifestyle, and those in non-monogamous relationships.
Take time out for yourself and rebuild your body image, revitalize your self-esteem, and bring on the sex life that you deserve. Dove + Wolf is located in Austin, Texas. Feel free to explore my therapy services or contact me today for a complimentary 15-minute consultation. If you are ready to schedule you can make an appointment here. I'm looking forward to meeting you!