Consent to one activity isn’t consent for all activities that might happen in a sexual encounter. Nor is it automatic consent for future encounters, with that same partner or with others. Consent needs to be ongoing throughout a sexual encounter. Consent can withdrawn by any partner at any time. Suggesting that a single gesture — the mutual opening of a condom package — sends the damaging message that consent really is a one-time event.
I believe you when you say you feel totally out of control, totally obsessed, and unable to stop yourself around certain foods. I may be skeptical about the idea of food addiction, but that’s not to say I don’t believe you’ve got some complicated food stuff going on.
But what if it’s not actually an addiction? What if there’s another explanation that is less about addiction and more about our relationship to food?
Getting it on by yourself can help you get to know your own body better, experience the satisfaction of the big O, or just help you fall asleep after a long day. We’re setting shame and embarrassment aside to reveal the top 10 tips to blow your own mind.
