I really don't understand all the fanboys who still cling to this ride. It used to deserve the acclaim but now it's just painful. No, I didn't ride in a middle seat, but that shouldn't matter - it's a problem if 2/3 of the seats give bad rides and potential injuries.

So many different reasons, both physical and psychological. For me it's a combination of anxiety, emotional trauma, hypermobile and hypertonic pelvic floor (from holding in pee as a kid, several tail bone injuries, history of constipation and chronic UTIs, etc. etc.) Whatever causes it, it's not fair.

Nope, I can't figure that stuff out. I'm lucky my hair type is low maintenance: just wash and brush. But it doesn't look as good as it could because you can do those things wrong too apparently.

That's a good point. Unfortunately if you're looking for lighter options it's extremely limited (even more so if you have any dietary restrictions, which thankfully I don't)

Too painful for me to enjoy it. I shouldn't feel like I'm about to get a concussion from a ride. It's a shame because that first drop is so incredible, if only the latter half or so of the ride wasn't so rough it would be one of my favorites for sure.

Edit: First time I rode it several years ago, it was one of my favorites at the park. Since then it's gotten worse. Went on it yesterday and it was slightly better (i.e., no whiplash) but it still wasn't bearable with all the head rattling.

Lots of people ordered the Chinese food, and they don't even have that now. So I don't really think product sales is a decent excuse. There's just few food places there in general compared to other parks, even things like ice cream are kind of hard to find.

You've got to be kidding me; I was there yesterday and so disappointed I couldn't get the credit.

Strength training is really important if hypermobility is a factor in pelvic floor dysfunction - in this case stretching too much can make the problem worse. Just something to keep in mind; at least in my situation, doing a lot of stretching started to cause more pain and tightness, so I have to be careful with that and focus on building strength in that area through squats, lunges, hip thrusts, and stuff like that.

So true

I'm pretty sure cervical cancer is more common than people think, and testing can prevent like 80% of deaths from it.

No

As far as I know there's nothing forcing you to get a pap smear. But it is important to get them, just as you should get mammograms. Remember that curing vaginismus isn't just for penetration but health as well. (And if it's not cured by the time you're scheduled for a pap smear, you could probably wait until you are ready, or maybe see if they offer drugs for pain, anxiety, or even anesthesia or something)

I put something positive that if you know you know: mentioning that I have special interests I'm also female so there's probably less stigma/stereotypes associated (at least in this one specific instance)

If you're too scared to touch yourself, just start by looking. When you get comfortable enough, then you can begin to touch and explore your body. Be patient with yourself a d your body.

My older sister got White Wolf of Icicle Creek as our first game on the Wii, and I was fascinated by it. She never got into it but when a couple years later I got Shadow at the Water's Edge. Got to that infamous mirror scene, stopped playing, and was actually terrified for a while and probably had a few nightmares from it. Years later I go back and finish ICE first and then SAW, and then ask my parents for all of them.

I'm a sensitive person and trauma has made it worse. It can be difficult to distinguish learned behaviors from trauma and autism, especially given how likely it is that autistic people experience trauma due to their neurotype.

The Haunted Carousel also made me really appreciate the art of carousels.

Yup. Not sure of the origin of the test itself, but a quick search on psychic abilities tests shows it's pretty common/well known. (Can't really speak for the legitimacy of it though, ha)

Cases like this are where I can empathize for the partner. There is a serious issue of communication here. If she doesn't want to keep working on curing the vaginismus, she should communicate that. You seem to be supportive of her, so I understand how that's really frustrating. Seeing as vaginismus is often both physical and psychological, I think you'd both benefit from therapy together if you're both open to it.

What upsets me in my experience with vaginismus is how many men aren't supportive enough, and the condition has made it so difficult to find a partner (even when I am actively working to cure it).

I like Ned until all relationship problems in the later games. I don't like how they're pushing the Nancy and Frank thing.