self-discovery
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Autism, Love, and Honest Conversations
Last night, while my husband was watching EastEnders and other trashy telly, I was reading “Unmasking…
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Rejection sensitivity
I have had an irrational fear of rejection for as long as I can remember. I…
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Reflections on Polyamory
Introduction My friend, Tacitus, when I was describing him as a friend said “I don’t understand…
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First counselling of 2025
It was lovely to see Richard and his unreserved enthusiasm for the first time this year.…
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What don’t I know about myself?
A fun question to ask your favourite AI is “What do you know about me that…
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2024 in review
What a year! Here’s a few “highlights”, actually, “notable happenings” might be a better phrase, because…
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Watching my relatives gives me insights into myself
Watching my nephews play, especially the elder who already has an ASD diagnosis, I am shocked…
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Post-castration life and language learning
A year ago today I started learning Spanish ready for my trip to Mexico so that…
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Apology to my husband
Talking to Richard (my counsellor) about my husband wanting an acknowledgement that my castration, the dark…
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Discovering my need for order
Introduction Earlier this year, I was banned from the Eunuch Archive for questioning its moderation rules.…
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Coping with dysphoria before I knew what it was
Way, way back, my husband noticed that I used to tuck my testicles and penis between…
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Looking for positives with my counsellor
Migraines I started with migraines, and ended with migraines! To keep things simple, I’ll just talk…
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Counselling: overdoses, joint therapy, and sex
Overdose I shared that I’d taken an overdose a year ago in an attempt to kill…
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Body positivity post surgery
I’m sad that it’s winter, but I’m looking forward to the summer and exploring more nudist…
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Learning about context switching
Some mornings I have back to back meetings. This is as problem for a number of…
