Poll Sufferers: do you sext?

[EveHarrington]

Once I made the mistake of telling a partner about pictures existing. He just looked down on me (hahaha) and said “I don’t think of you any differently and won’t be upset if they get out”. Which really, was his way of putting shame on me in a passive aggressive sort of way. I don’t care that the pictures exist. I don’t even care if they get out! I know the person who has them isn’t going to post them. I think he was just prudish.

I mean it’s this “my body is a temple” BS that I don’t personally believe in. My body being “mine”....nope!

 

[flowerapple]

I do it sometimes but as a self-harm behaviour. I find it triggering. Plus sometimes if I do it long enough it eventually numbs me and then I don't feel anything, which I don't feel happy but at least I sent feel awful either, its just like I'm not there, so sometimes I do it for that too.

 

[physicist13]

No, but not because of PTSD. I just think it's a terrible idea... even if you trust the person, who knows what that relationship is going to look like in 5 years.

 

[FauxLiz]

I have a tendency to sext when I am acting out. Sexual Reactivity is a behavior that I struggle with and as a result when I am not acting healthy I sext with random strangers.

 

[The Bat-Fax]

HELL no. Historically, I've not had great luck with being filmed doing sexual things. There is no way I could ever sext anyone.

 

[8888]

No, just not into it. I don't have a partner right now but when I do I want sex to be a private in the bedroom thing, not on my phone.

 

[Deleted member 47384]

Tried it once. Snapped a photo from work (I worked as a nude model for an art class) because I thought I looked nice, sent it to the boyf while he was at work. He took so long to send a reply that by the time I finally got a return photo from him, I was lounging around eating some post-work tacos :P

I dunno, I just feel so...detached? I guess? From seeing dirty photos. I guess since I grew up in such an over sexualized environment, it just doesn't do anything for me. I like sex just fine, but in photos or videos? I'll pass.