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Dilate or Procrastinate
I seem to have developed a serious issue with excessive procrastination in lockdown.
Feb 20, 20216 min read
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Dilating Diaries: 31st January 2021
I have had higher pain scores this month than I have had for a while.
Feb 1, 20214 min read
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Dilating Diaries: 6th January 2021
Welcome back to the real world! Christmas is over, the last of the Turkey has gone, we're in the New Year...
Jan 6, 20212 min read
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Dilating Diaries: 23rd December 2020
Christmas, like all other days of 2020 since March, is going to be different this year. You will probably be bitterly aware of this already
Dec 23, 20203 min read
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Dilating Diaries: 17th December 2020
Almost exactly one month to the day that I stopped dilating, I picked them back up again. Phew. I actually feel like I missed it.
Dec 17, 20203 min read
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Dilating Diaries: 9th December 2020
I attended my first Pelvic Pain Matters online webinar!
Dec 9, 20204 min read
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Dilating Diaries: 2nd December 2020
I've been thinking that perhaps having a dog in your life could be considered beneficial for Vaginismus.
Dec 2, 20205 min read
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Dilating Diaries: 25th November 2020
It's time for the B word again. B-R-E-A-K I feel like all I do these days is take breaks, then announce how I'm back on the horse.
Nov 25, 20205 min read
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Dilating Diaries: 18th November 2020
I was eating lunch and my mum casually asked whether I needed to have Botox in my vagina again any time soon.
Nov 18, 20204 min read
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How to pick yourself up when everything feels hopeless
Everything listed in this post is about stopping, taking a breath and trying to reframe the situation in a more helpful way.
Nov 15, 202010 min read
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Dilating Diaries: 11th November 2020
My two month anniversary of dilating and also my first lube-ciddent (an accident involving lube).
Nov 11, 20205 min read
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Dilating Diaries: 4th November 2020
An important lesson in why it's good to take things slow and not put too much pressure on yourself.
Nov 4, 20205 min read
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Under Pressure
When we feel under pressure, we can also feel anxious and stressed out. The exact opposite of what our dilating sessions should be about.
Nov 1, 202015 min read
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Dilating Diaries: 28th October 2020
I found myself increasingly distracted by thoughts that I wasn't progressing fast enough.
Oct 28, 20205 min read
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My Vaginismus diagnosis & treatment
My experience of getting a diagnosis and some of the treatments I had along the way.
Oct 18, 202020 min read
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Dilating Diaries: 14th October 2020
I've been using my dilators steadily for 1 month! (Round of applause please).
Oct 14, 20205 min read
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Dilator Diaries: 7th October 2020
Almost immediately after writing last weeks post about how well dilating was going, I had to go back down to dilator 3.
Oct 7, 20204 min read
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Dilating Diaries: Coping with Setbacks - How to keep going when you have to go down a dilator size?
I know logically its OK to go back a step. But it still feels like a failure. How do you get past this?
Oct 5, 20204 min read
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How to keep motivated with Vaginismus dilator therapy
How do you maintain motivation to continue with Vaginismus dilator therapy?
Oct 3, 20205 min read
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Dilator Diaries: 30th September 2020
I'm just over two weeks into my latest 'round' of dilating and I've had some mixed results..
Sep 30, 20205 min read
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