Hi, sorry if i’m not allowed to ask this here, please note that everything below is relevant, but TW for sexual assault.
I (21f) was sa’d a few years ago; my body didn’t have enough time to react the way it usually would, so it was a very painful experience involving fingers inside of me.
I used to use tampons, but now, it basically gives me flashbacks, i’m not ‘wet’ when using one, so it feels uncomfortable, and reminds me of how the SA felt. Tampons would truly be so much more convenient because i’m a heaver bleeder and super anxious so used to wear tampons and a pad in case of leakage, or just a tampon while swimming.
I guess i was just wondering if anyone else has struggled with this? and if it’s something you got over through exposure or therapy, or just eventually went away? again- sorry if this isn’t the right place to post this x