Fear of being called a “slut” was so intense that I abandoned exploring my sexuality. I married a partner who is sexually incompatible.

I’ve never been labeled a “slut” because I was afraid to be. After sexual assault and being told sex was bad and wrong esp. for girls as a child, fear of being called a “slut” was so intense that I abandoned exploring my sexuality. I married a partner who is sexually incompatible. I love him but I wish I’d felt like I could have talked about the abuse long ago without feeling like a slut. It would make working through this incompatibility problem much easier if I had less anxiety around sex.