LibraryScenariosWhen medical alterations create barriers to physical intimacy
Scenario

When medical alterations create barriers to physical intimacy

I have a colostomy bag and haven't been intimate with anyone in three years because I'm terrified of the conversation about my changed body.

Mira
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between your need for connection and your fear of revelation has become a prison of isolation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Love & Disability?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.