The Menopausal Minute

The Menopausal Minute

Desire Came Back

The Moment I Stopped Fighting My Body

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Allie Theiss, MSc CSC ABS IFN
Dec 04, 2025
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I spent years thinking that my desire disappeared because something inside me had shut off.

But the truth was simpler and more painful.

I had disconnected from my own body.

woman wearing black and multicolored blouse and blue denim jeans facing mirror inside white concrete room
Photo by Taylor Smith on Unsplash

Every morning I would walk past the mirror and notice only the parts I wished were different. Every night I collapsed into bed without touching myself e…

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