When you have vaginismus, it’s easy to feel as if your body has betrayed you. It feels out of your control — and in a way it is. It’s the involuntary spasm of your pelvic floor muscles, like blinking when something gets close to your eye. But it’s important to know that your body is perfect the way it is, vaginismus or no. And I … Continue reading Your Vagina Is Perfect And I Can Prove It
When you have vaginismus, shame seems to its constant shadow, falling behind it like a dutiful dog. It can color every aspect of how you feel about yourself and your relationship if you have a partner, damaging your self-esteem. You may feel that you’re “less of a woman.” You may feel humiliation that your body isn’t cooperating. You may feel scared that you’ll be “broken” forever. … Continue reading Defeating Shame With Brene Brown
Broken. Defective. Ashamed. Alone.
All of these are often felt when you have vaginismus.
But guess what? You aren’t broken and defective. You don’t have to feel ashamed. And you certainly aren’t alone. It is said that 1 in 100 to 1 in 16 women experience vaginismus. Continue reading A Letter to You
Faces of Vaginismus 