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Being Sexy

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Bloomy

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So Ive been pondering about this for a long time without revelation - why this it bother me so much probably more then what is normal that Im seen as "sexy" ?
It just doomed to me now washing my face thinking about it. Of course. Mothers boyfriend thought of me as sexy. I grew up in a "sexy" home. He would like look at me in a way I guess men should only look at grown up females.

And then no one really saw me for the intelligent girl I was. Boys would see me for the ugly face they thought I had, but my body were supposely sexy.

All this made into a body object. I were never seen as me with intelligence and face to go with it.

So guessing that when men now call me sexy this is what tickels my bells. Been trying to tell my self that its better to be seen as sexy then not attractive at all. And many of us want to be seen as attractive. Now I now why Im protesting in my head. It means Ill be mothers boyfriends little girl. From neck and down that is.
Whenever I tried to talk with him like I guess its normal to talk to people about what I read and what I thought he would dismiss me. No attention. Go away stupid little girl. But when he wanted his sexual attention I was of course always good enough.

And later this became the story of how the boys would treat me. Not so interested in what went on above my neck my surely interested in what was below. I can still remember some one said to me as a teenager "oh so you can think" as I said something. It cut deep but I couldnt comprehend the whole picture.

And guessing further I think Im on to something of what cause me to split deep in addition to other trauma related stuff.

To be a total nerd as I were and to be treated as a total sex symbol from neck and down must have stirred my self value and self image deeply.

I know its thanks to my intelligence that I managed to get out of the worst hell I cant tell anybody about in my twenties. The neck and down was what led me into it.

And I guess further that this is the struggle Im battling with today. Ive been in the fitness industry as a trainer and it disturbed in ways I couldnt comprehend at the time. NowI see. Of course. The body. Again. And my intelligence was yet again dismissed. Body was seen as perfect, but why do I have to think so much and talk so advanced?

Further on this is why the thought of competition in Athetlic fitness rings wrong bells.

And why the last date from yesterday went down the drain. After I met date first time he said he think I am - sexy....
And yesterday on the date he treated me as I am - sexy. But everything I said seems to have gone in one ear and out the other like Im no one exept being a sexy object.

Somehow I need to reunite this diferent parts of me. Have no clue as to how, but I think its a necessary project.

Going back to school and being a serious student I guess Im confused in many ways, but its a path back to me before sexy.
 
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Because alot of men can't see past their penis. Sorry but it's the truth. Too many men can't see a person past the "sexy". They see an object they want not a person to be loved. Don't let that stop you. That doesn't mean NONE of them do. Find one willing to wait. If they will wait for you and get to know YOU and are decent people, they will be worth it.
 
Well Ive actually been in decent realtionships. Cant understand how that happend, but It did. Just me screwing up good things.
From expereince I also know men are willing to potray being good men and wait for getting it. Once they do do - it might be months or years - theyre gone with the wind.
This is more about my conflicted self and how to get back to me not concerning what mens thinks or not thinks. I think at this stage in life I dont even care if Ill stay alone the rest of my life. Date yesterday was more an incident.
 
@missy meier if life was so easy to just do that with out no further drama or inflitions.
You see - when youve been potrayed as toy your whole life you need to resettle your self and get to know your subconsiousness thinking and pattern cause it will be disturbed. In addtion to other traumas Ive survived its not so easy as just focus. Ive struggled two weeks with focus not getting why Im not getting it before today. Im used to being the body also due to my former work. Now Ill be the head as its the real center of being me but I need to get to know my self again like who I really am.

@Friday glad it helped somewhat. Curious of your thoughts on this?
 
@missy meier if life was so easy to just do that with out no further drama or inflit...
What makes you think I haven't?

I've never had a good relationship in my life. Ever. But I've seen other people have them so I know they exist. My grandpa worshipped the ground my grandma walked on until the day she died. I want that. That has to still exist? But in my life now I'm trying to get my marriage right trying to get myself together and all that despite the rest of my stuff. It's not easy.
 
Bloomy, thank you for this. I've been trying to figure out why I can't stand the words "sexy," "hot" and "babe" anymore. I've always been uncomfortable with them; but now I realize that it's connected to recent trauma.

I also think it's a form of abuse somewhat. It's being treated as an object, easier to dehumanize and abuse a "sexy" person than someone with a name. When that's drilled into our head that that's all we are, (at least for me) it felt like that was the only thing I was capable of.

And that's my opinion and all I can say at the moment.
 
Being treated as a person who is 'sexy' is can be dangerous because your worth is being defined by others desires. If one externalizes their sense of self based on others opinions it is a slippery slope.

It is a damned if you do, damned if you don't type of thing. Some put you on a pedestal for it (and usually kick it from under your feet along the way) and others have contempt for you because of it.
 
I to this day don't know what else I'm good for frankly. I'm 42. My time is running out on any attractiveness what so ever. Once that's gone I have nothing left.
 
I like to be perceived as sexy by my parter. Anyone else and it makes me feel sick.

I can't say I ever thought my brother perceived me as sexy, more like convenient, pliable, vulnerable. Same with the rape more convenient drunk chick than anything else.

Yet I still feel disgusting to think of anyone except my parter seeing me as sexy. But I feel disgusting my body isn't my own it's a thing used and discarded. And since I was told I was stupid from the day I could talk my thoughts my views are stupid and that makes me totally useless and worthless or so the distorted cognitions would have me believe.
 
What about starting with, your brain is (whatever they attributed to the rest of your body Only.), and each part of you has characteristics that -you- value about yourself, every one of them?

Something stressing the value of yourself, as you like about you, holistically? Later perhaps finding value in parts you are struggling with more, and attributing new one?

^ Is what I do with most badly denigrating, value as a person crumbling, body attacking experiences. Revalue & Restore & Reassign.
 
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