No One Is Immune To Sexual Shame

Like fish swimming in water, we are swimming in sexual shame to the point where most of the time we are utterly oblivious to it.  No one is immune from sexual shame, not even medical and mental health professionals, and it can even happen within or by institutions.  Sometimes a person’s sexual shame is so ingrained and feels so much a part of their deepest self that they simply cannot imagine themselves without their shame.  Sexual shame is so ubiquitous that when someone or something does not evoke sexual shame and is actually “sex positive”, it can be a shock to the system and cause reactivity like discomfort, anxiety or fear, judgment, anger, threats, and sometimes even violence.  All of us have seen this before.  It's a difficult topic for many.  So let’s pause, take a breath, and look at shame more closely.
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