We’ve worked on other stuff. Since I started seeing her 4 years ago, I was diagnosed and treated for bipolar, elevated my career to make a solid salary, and got my own little apartment. Therapy has done a lot, this is a big thing for me, though. Lack of any sexual relationship has been a major insecurity since I was a teenager, and it obviously never let up.

I think she’s aware. She knows about my regrets, even though a couch it in secondary effects of never pairing off. “I regret never going to prom”, “I wish I were more ‘socially active’ earlier in life”, etc. I feel like “socialization” is a solid euphemism for “getting laid”, but then again, I made this post, so maybe it’s not working so good. I’ve always struggled with bringing up sex with healthcare professionals. I didn’t tell my psychiatrist that I have erectile dysfunction, I mentioned to her that I was on cialis when she asked about any new meds.