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i 20f, am really scared of having sex. i’ve only had sex once before and it hurt so bad and i had an overall terrible experience and it didn’t feel good at any point. that was a year and a half ago, and since then i’ve turned many people down and just kept my distance. i’m not asexual by any means, as i do want to have sex again at some point, but i can’t get over the fear of the pain again. i have fantasies and thoughts about it, and i’d love to act some of them out, but i can’t bring myself to do it yet. is there any advice on how to overcome this? i’m in university and feel like i should be experimenting and having fun with my life, but i feel like this puts a big stop to it.

i 20f, am really scared of having sex. i’ve only had sex once before and it hurt so bad and i had an overall terrible experience and it didn’t feel good at any point. that was a year and a half ago, and since then i’ve turned many people down and just kept my distance. i’m not asexual by any means, as i do want to have sex again at some point, but i can’t get over the fear of the pain again. i have fantasies and thoughts about it, and i’d love to act some of them out, but i can’t bring myself to do it yet. is there any advice on how to overcome this? i’m in university and feel like i should be experimenting and having fun with my life, but i feel like this puts a big stop to it.