Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck!!!!!!! I stayed at Ricki's last night (which we hardly ever do because my place is so much nicer) and I dropped an earring back, and went looking under the bed and found this box full of porn! I mean like barbie doll women with fingernail polish getting nailed in every possible way! I mean I don't have anything against sex--that's for sure. But Ricki getting turned on by those masogynist images of passive victim-y women!?! What have I been thinking?! He's the sweetest guy I ever met and he's still into objectifying women! WTF!!?? I don't want to lose this relationship--I can't imagine being without him--I get such comfort from him, but shit--I'm sleeping with the enemy! How do I know he's not capable of raping women? He came out of the bathroom and saw me with the magazines and I could tell he was trying to reassure me, but I couldn't hear a word he was saying--it was like I was inside a sound-proof bubble. I felt so weird and panicky, so I left the magazines and got up and left. I think he was pleading for me to stay, but I still couldn't hear him, and I couldn't say anything either. It was like I was a robot, marching out the door to my car, driving home, and locking the door behind me. Then it was like I woke up--the world came rushing back into my head. I've been sitting on my bed crying for a couple hours. I turned off my phone, so he can't reach me even if he tries. I finally forced myself to get up and write this...fuck, it's Saturday night soon and he was my date. What am I going to do? Maybe I should call my therapist. I don't want to bother her. What if she gets mad at me for calling. I'm going to call Plern. No, she'll just tell me I shouldn't be with a boy in the first place. I'll call Ryan from my chemical dependency class. No, he's a man--he'll just defend Ricky, probably. Shit, I feel like the only person on earth.
Cynthia W. Lubow, MFT
Depression and PTSD Specialist
For 25 years, compassionately helping women heal from depression, and it's
destructive criticism, losses and traumas, while building self-acceptance and confidence.