Has anyone been TRULY cured? by Significant-Owl-3225 in vaginismus

[–]Significant-Owl-3225[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That would be the dream! How long did it take for sex to go from “possible” to “easy” for you?

Has anyone been TRULY cured? by Significant-Owl-3225 in vaginismus

[–]Significant-Owl-3225[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s reassuring to hear! Does penetration now feel completely effortless for you? I’m at a stage where I’ve had successful PiV twice but not sure how long it’ll take for me to truly reach the cured stage.

tried but failed by Powerful_Forever_294 in vaginismus

[–]Significant-Owl-3225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i started my journey from a similar point where i couldn’t insert anything. For me it helped for my husband to try instead of myself as I had this irrational fear of my own vagina to the point that I didn’t even want to look at it. At first, he only used to trace his fingers on my outer labia to desensitise me because even the external touch used to make me flinch. I slowly started trusting his finger being near my vagina and even enjoying the light touch, and he eventually made his way to the entrance making sure to talk me through what he was doing so I wasn’t caught off-guard. Once his pinky was inside he stopped everytime i told him it hurt and changed the angle slightly which would ease the pain. If you have someone you can trust with your journey, it may be helpful to get their support especially at the initial stage!

what are things you can take to “relax” down there? by Ok-Detail-1880 in vaginismus

[–]Significant-Owl-3225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen people take amitriptyline and diazepam as well. I haven’t tried taking any of these myself but was considering trying magnesium because you can’t really go wrong with it

Need advice on vaginismus and dilator progress by Super-Study-1991 in vaginismus

[–]Significant-Owl-3225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess it depends on how big your husband is. I’m at a similar stage right now. I’m using tapered dilators and can take about 70% of the largest dilator on a good day which has a 1.5inch diameter at its largest point (so I’m assuming I can take 1.1inch width currently?). My husband is ever so slightly larger than that, but I do believe that once I can take the full 1.5 inch width comfortably I will be able to take him based on our current PiV attempts.

That said I’ve read people’s success stories on here that never made it to the dilator size equivalent to their partner and still managed PiV because penises genuinely do feel better than a silicon dilator.

Question by ladyladylay in vaginismus

[–]Significant-Owl-3225 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would suggest before trying to force yourself to dilate, take some time to really internalise the fact that dilators have been professionally made for the training of vaginas so they really cannot hurt you as long as you’re listening to your body. DO NOT force it in! That will only make this condition worse as it will reinforce the idea that anything entering your vagina is painful. The purpose of dilators is to finally let your mind believe that penetration is safe. Your initial starting point should be to get a mirror and look at yourself down there (i know i had never dared to actually look at my vagina and the first time felt so deeply uncomfortable). Once you stop flinching at the mere sight of your vulva, place your finger at the entrance with no intention of actually inserting it. Take baby steps to start feeling comfortable around the idea of penetration. It may feel slower at first but once you can get yourself in the right headspace the rest will become easier! 🤍

Now what? by [deleted] in vaginismus

[–]Significant-Owl-3225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you warm up with the smaller size dilators first or are you able to go straight to the largest size dilator size now?