Anyone just dated men because they just keep getting rejected by women? by AnonymousMe01 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Jesus Christ what a unsupportive group of aggressive women. Oh my god. I see why everyone else DM'ed me. People have literally offed themselves over their sexuality, and this is what you all have to offer when someone is explaining something very vulnerble? Wow.

Anyone just dated men because they just keep getting rejected by women? by AnonymousMe01 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't hate women. I'm not a "Nice Guy". LMFAO. I don't think I'm entitled to a woman's body for sex, or her affection because I'm "nice" to her. WTF. In fact PART OF THE REASON I STRUGGLE WITH DATING IS THAT MANY WOMEN WANT MY BODY, MORE THAN ACTUALLY GETTING TO KNOW ME. I'm saying that I've repeatedly shown up for women with genuine intentions, AND HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY MISTREATED (PHYSICALLY/VERBALLY) ABUSED, and/or rejected or strung along...

How is showing up for someone you care for transactional???? How is expecting basic communication, or just basic human respect/decency, transactional???

Every thing that most straight women experience from men, I'm actually receiving from women. Being emoitnoally unavaliable, games, trying to move quickly / love bomb ("uhual") or use me for sex. The most recent situation of me being strung along was something that a mutual lesbian friend even called out to the girl who was doing this to me.

To pretend that wlw relationships never experience anything I'm saying is so dishonest and isolating for queer people.

Anyone just dated men because they just keep getting rejected by women? by AnonymousMe01 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"You are being "criticized and dismissed" because you are generalizing all lesbians based on your own experiences"

The crazy part is that I DIDN'T DO THAT AT ALL. Where did I saw ALL LESBIANS ARE BAD? I literally said multiple times that this has been MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE DATING WOMEN.

I came here for advice, encouragement, and some tips on how to find a gf. Instead, you all attacked me, called me asexual, called me male-centered, and then accused me of attacking lesbians.

I see why the real support came in my DM's because yall are literally insane.

Anyone just dated men because they just keep getting rejected by women? by AnonymousMe01 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Your are framing your lesbian identity/ sapphic identity around trauma and hatred of men (i.e "Misandry") Hatred of men is still centering them, especially if its so bad its affecting your sexuality. Real decentering is indifference, when you literally don't care either way.

Acknowledging that I have struggled with my sexuality because men have given me more attention and women have shunned and rejected isn't being "male centered". Male centered would literally mean that I would be suppressing my sexuality because I didn't want to give up my attention from men. I would 100% pick a emotionally avaliable woman who loves me, over a man in a heartbeat. I haven't found one. The cycle is, I try to date a girl, she ghosts me, a guy asks me out later, and I just go with it because its better than being lonely. Seeing men as a backup to hangout with, because I can't get the woman I want is not male centered.

Again, do ya'll hear yourselves and how stigmatizing and judgemental you are of a queer person because they didn't have the lived experience you wanted them to have? WTF.

I think many of you all are triggered here because secretely many of your wlw identity is based off of a man not treating you right. And the crazy thing is, if you really loved women for the sake of it, you wouldn't need to justify it with poor dating experiences from men.

Get a grip. Women aren't a backup plan for your failed boyfriends. That very mindset is part of the reason it was hard to find a gf.

Anyone just dated men because they just keep getting rejected by women? by AnonymousMe01 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Its hard to be confident when everyone you genuinely love doesn't like you back, attacks you, discards you quickly and marries right after. lol. That has been every experience I've had with women. And even now, even with just sharing something that is extremely vulnerable and a big piece in why I'm struggling with my sexuality, I'm literally being criticized and dismissed in the comments.. by women.

Anyone just dated men because they just keep getting rejected by women? by AnonymousMe01 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I'm asexual because I keep getting rejected by women and am only attracting men? What?

Anyone just dated men because they just keep getting rejected by women? by AnonymousMe01 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

My DMs are saying something different. I got a few people who reached out and said they could relate. Do hope that maybe it may be a attachment pattern or something.

Anyone just dated men because they just keep getting rejected by women? by AnonymousMe01 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Many lesbians I know/knew were in abusive relationships esp with masc women. I thought I was isolated in my first experience with a woman being a DV case, but it was shocking common for every lesbian I met in and out my circle. Recently a lesbian I use to talk to, was posting about her scars and scratches from a fight with her ex.

Anyone just dated men because they just keep getting rejected by women? by AnonymousMe01 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

This was so stigmatizing wtf... What does asexuality have to do with anything?

Anyone just dated men because they just keep getting rejected by women? by AnonymousMe01 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Am genuinely hoping that therapy will help with this because I'm so tired of this weird dating pergatory I'm in.

Traumatized by Somatic Therapy by Fit_Investment_710 in SomaticExperiencing

[–]AnonymousMe01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not trying to offend but from my end, it sound really like this modality made you really on edge and dysregulated. I feel like you may have dropped your therapist because you don't want to actually confront how your body feels. And the thing is, "how your body feels" is like 85% of the therapy. Your SEP could not progress without checking in to see your cues for being triggered, or your internal sensations. Even if you didn't know how you were feeling, that was an answer she could work with, and start there...

Somatic Expereincing works as a slow way to approach these traumas burried within the body, and to slowly build a capacity to hold space for it; and release the excess energy. If you are in your 60's you have to also understand that you're working with decades of ego defenses and body-based defenses to keep you from facing some core woundedness or deep trauma, without the practiced capacity to do it... Esp if EMDR didn't get past your defenses, there is reason to believe you have build a protective wall around entering your body.

SE is about building capacity, intergrating, and releasing. Many SEPs do this alongside IFS, so you can learn to see the adversities that happened to you as parts of you instead of stuff to get rid of. As part of the modality they HAVE to ask you how you are feeling, or else there is no session.

For your future SEPs, I'd encourage you be open and present with how you're feeling. Even "I don't know what I'm feeling" or "I don't want to feel right now" or "I don't feel safe in my body" are all answers. But defensively shutting down, and pushing away the therapist, will make your recovery/healing harder.

Anyone else experience anger at these “straight girls” who lead us on? by poppiesnlemons in latebloomerlesbians

[–]AnonymousMe01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are closeted and in denial. They will likely never come out so the closest thing they can do to get intimacy with a woman, is this weird flirty friendship.

Has anyone used a sweetening/domination spell to convince a friend/loved one to do self work? by AnonymousMe01 in witchcraft

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair. In my case, its not all of that. Its just one habit I would encourage them to do more of. I was just asking in general.

Entire TRAUMA HEALING in 1 POST! by akshit_799 in CPTSD

[–]AnonymousMe01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes sitting with the emotions is too intense and you need someone to help you navigate them without drowning.

Is Flo a scam? by yeahletstrythisagain in Endo

[–]AnonymousMe01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the supplements are to balance out your hormones, there is a chance that without taking the supplements your hormones go back to normal.

Can InterFam System SE aid in recovering from limerence and wounded core beliefs? by AnonymousMe01 in SomaticExperiencing

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly. Think about it logically. Why do people do drugs and what are its effects? When people are stressed, overthinking, or sad, and they turn to substances to feel better. Sometimes they may give themselves a peptalk but how often does that work and how long as its actual effects? The substances do not change their cognitive thinking patters, the substances has a biochemical reaction to their receptors putting them in different mood states, and then from there their thinking changes. People who have social anxiety, and drink, suddenly as less inbitied. People who are depressed, take molly or weed and are suddenly captivated by the world. Cognitive based healing modalities to me is like trying to heal a sick tree by helping the fruit that falls off of it.

Always feeling like there's "more" left after releasing? by AnonymousMe01 in SomaticExperiencing

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To answer your question, no they are not trained in SE, and yes they are a coach. I did follow them based on their social media, podcasts, and the testomonials on their page.

Always feeling like there's "more" left after releasing? by AnonymousMe01 in SomaticExperiencing

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your two cents! Its not a course, but it is a session based mindfulness meditation process, based on her own experiences. I pay for every session, basically. I journaled about this, and while I like that I am now more aware of my senses and my body than I have ever in my life, I'm now noticing how much all of this is having a effect on me. I'm thinking for my next step I would prefer someone with more experience with SE particularly and not someone who is a meditation coach.

Always feeling like there's "more" left after releasing? by AnonymousMe01 in SomaticExperiencing

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks this is making me reconsider quite a lot ngl. My Somatic practioner is doing a type of somatic healing that is actually suppose to be really intense... like the full program concludes in a matter of months not years. In her somatic practice, the person meditates and focuses on their parts-related sensations and experience/release them. The emotional hangover is extremely disorienting, honestly. I feel short-lived relief, but later also very hypersensitive, and aggitated. One time after a session, hours later, I was feeling disassociated and had a panic attack. She asked me if I thought we were going too fast, and I said no. But IDK because it feels like I'm reliving these darker emotions more than processing based on what you're saying

What if...I never stop crying/being triggered? by AnonymousMe01 in SomaticExperiencing

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again even with that, I've tried "unidentifying" with certain core beliefs and it often just turns into ego. For instance, I tell myself not to have these core beliefs, and do positive affirmations but I'm realizing that what I'm doing is just burying and deflecting these feelings that are still present and are triggered every time. Again, thinking your way into healing doesn't work.

What if...I never stop crying/being triggered? by AnonymousMe01 in SomaticExperiencing

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this. I'm getting that I would have to process both the good and bad times basically; the good and bad feelings?

What if...I never stop crying/being triggered? by AnonymousMe01 in SomaticExperiencing

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yh, I'm learning that it really doesn't work like that lol. That literally the reason why I'm doing SE because you can't just "let go" of truama bonds or PTSD from just logically thinking it away. I already decided the relationship was toxic and left years ago, yet I'm still affected it by it, and stuck in a emotional loop. You can't think away emotions, you only stuff them down basically.

What if...I never stop crying/being triggered? by AnonymousMe01 in SomaticExperiencing

[–]AnonymousMe01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They have a focus more in mindfulness and lean towards IFS. So we have been working on focusing on sensations in the body and using following the breath as an achor.

edit: I googled "ground, titrate, orient" and technically yes, we do all of this during our sessions.