Category: relationship
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Horror Boundaries & You
Trigger warnings: boundaries, survival, mental health, horror, scary, sharks, exorcism Boundaries work is top tier therapy some would say. Some even organize their whole practices around this. Nedra Tawwab, a LCSW who writes book, workbooks, flipcharts, and decks about boundaries (https://www.nedratawwab.com/) describes a boundary as something that keeps us safe and comfortable in a relationship…
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Sex and Horror
Trigger warnings: murder, survival, mental health, horror, scary, stigma, sex, fantasy, attraction You may ask yourself, why do horror and sex go together so often?! Let’s start with just one textbook definition of what sex is: -“Human sexual activity encompasses a wide range of behaviors and practices related to sexual arousal, desire, and satisfaction, both solitary…
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‘Good for Her’ Genre in Horror and Feminist Therapy
Trigger Warnings: horror, violence, IPV, DV, assault, revenge, murder, rape culture, gendered discussion, gaslighting Horror but make it warranted. The ‘good for her’ genre usually starts with violence towards the protagonist and them getting some sort of revenge. We sorta, kinda root for them (at least some of us do). It is the dis-enfranchised regaining…