"I’m avoiding touching my new partner. Even kissing him feels suffocating. I am tortured with thoughts of the male body that make me feel physically disgusted. I’m aware that he is likely triggering an old trauma memory. But what can I do?"
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"I’m avoiding touching my new partner. Even kissing him feels suffocating. I am tortured with thoughts of the male body that make me feel physically disgusted. I’m aware that he is likely triggering an old trauma memory. But what can I do?"
When we don't acknowledge heartbreak, or really any emotion, we run the risk of numbing all our emotions.