“We are so used to our own history, we do not see it as remarkable or out of the ordinary, whereas others might see it as horrendous. Further, we tend to minimize that which we feel shameful about.” ShameMental HealthMinimizing IssuesSexual Anorexia Book:Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred Source: Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred
“In the 1980s, research on post traumatic stress disorder in Vietnam veterans was regarded as important, noble, and useful. When the same researchers looked at the same problem in children who had been sexually abused, a tremendous controversy ensued a controversy that persists to this day. There were those who disputed the extent and severity of the sexual abuse that had been uncovered.” PsychologyAbuseMental HealthSexualSexual Anorexia Book:Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred Source: Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred
“However, sexual anorexics do have a definite profile that separates them from the larger population of those having difficulty being sexual: They are often extremely competent people who are committed to doing things very well and have a fear of making mistakes and being human.” SadSexualSexual AnorexiaSexual Avoidant DisorderSexual Problems Book:Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred Source: Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred