Author: Anonymous

My vaginismus journey began in my early twenties when I attempted to put a tampon in for the first time. Growing up I never minded using pads during my period, even though it sucked whenever I wanted to go swimming and my friends swore by tampons. I think the thought of inserting something into my …

A lot of women who have vaginismus experience the symptoms long before finding out there is a special term for this condition, or as Katrin encourages us to call it, this body response. You might have heard the term in your 20s for the first time. You may have had anywhere from zero to multiple …

I struggled with vaginismus for as long as I can remember and did not find out about the existence of this condition until a couple of years ago. Growing up in a very religious and conservative family, I was never really encouraged to explore my body. I started worrying when I got my period and …