I do not wish to tread on toes, trespass on turf, piss on any bonfires and I certainly understand where you are coming from. However, can we just shatter a few illusions, debunk a few theories, dispel a few myths and while we are it, puncture a few balloons?
Tag: sexual abuse
Is that a euphemism in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me?
oral sex. sucking cock. blow job. blowie. going down. giving head. fellatio. sloppy toppy. nosh. hummer. gob job. lip service. gobble. suck off. swallow a sword. oral gratification. that act.
Staying In Neutral
In the last week of my father's life, he lingered. Like that party guest who just needs one more drink, he hung around and would not give up the ghost. Or simply become one.
Nominally Not Nurtured
Neglect takes many forms. I can look around and see worse examples of an upbringing. Always someone poorer. Always someone richer. In the same way, there are people more abused and less abused. We don't rank people. Apparently.
Hide & Seek With Ourselves
Over the years I have inhabited this planet I have seen how humans have got better at defining their sexuality.
Touching and the art of feeling
Part of my recovery has included a lot of curiosity. It is in my nature to enquire and ask why and how, and what if we didn’t do that, what if we did this instead?
Smooth Silky Sexy Skin
This may turn out to be something I regret writing. Honesty taken too far, or just unsettling for you, the reader, to know.
The Sound Of Silence
Sitting in my bedroom, a book open on my lap. The sound of the front door slamming shut. The distant voices lowering and a sickening dread rising in me. This is it.
Therefore I Have No Before.
A friend pointed me towards Dr Doyle’s instagram full of pithy comments around PTSD and trauma recovery — Oh and a lot of pictures of his cat. This one really hit home.
Open Journal #57
Listen to this on the podcast Unprotected. My therapist taught me that word. It soothed my soul. It was such a healing word to hear. Made me feel seen. It was so true. If I had been protected, my life would have been so different. I would have been so different. If we add this … Continue reading Open Journal #57