Sister Stories
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Vaginismus, Childbirth And Returning My Womanhood: Veronika’s Story
When I think about what events or situation in my childhood may have affected the beginning of my vaginismus in my subconscious, a few memories…
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From Shame To Confidence: My Vaginismus Journey
My vaginismus journey began in my early twenties when I attempted to put a tampon in for the first time. Growing up I never minded…
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A Letter To Newly-Diagnosed Me
Hello me, I know life feels crazy right now, and you are totally overwhelmed with trying to understand what is wrong with your body. You…
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Dating With Vaginismus: Here Is What You Should Know
A lot of women who have vaginismus experience the symptoms long before finding out there is a special term for this condition, or as Katrin…
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Fingering My Painful Sex Away: KG’s Story
Every Tuesday, I’d head to a gym filled with young athletes and senior citizens strengthening and stretching their joints. I’d go into a small room,…
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Living With A Body That’s Different: Alice’s Story
Two operations later, countless tearful examinations, and many late nights spent exhausting the Google search engine in the hope of answers – I wonder why…
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The More Tightly Wound We Are, The Stronger We Can Break Free: Shelby’s Story
Watch Tightly Wound, a film by Shelby Hadden and Sebastian Bisbal. Writing and making the film did force me to re-live some of my experiences,…
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I Suffer From Vaginismus, A Painful Body Response Most Indian Women Endure In Silence: Aishwarya’s Story
Vaginismus is a painful body response causing an involuntary constriction of the muscles of the vagina, making sex painful. Given the taboo on this subject,…
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My Diagnosis Chase – Jenny’s Story
My vulvodynia has had a tremendous emotional and physical impact in my life. At age 12, I failed to put in a tampon, and it…
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Let’s Talk About Sex: Audrey’s Story
Here we are living in a society where sex, drugs and rock and roll are easily accessible. To indulge in pleasurable activities you can Spotify a bit of Rock ‘n…
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The Common Responses – The Apathetic, The Deserter, And The Mind Opener
Communication is like a muscle… So divulging my sexy little secret is a strenuous workout, or at least it was at first. For the purposes…
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To Divulge Or Not To Divulge, That Is The Question
When I was first diagnosed with vaginismus I was in a relationship with a loving cis-gendered male partner. He was supportive and helped me work…