plaincoldtofu

plaincoldtofu t1_je94uv8 wrote

A quick Internet search reveals that there were 10,305 athletes in the Tokyo Olympics. That’s roughly 15 condoms per athlete. The event lasted 17 days. That’s less than 1 sex per day of the Olympics per athlete. I guess that would end up being slightly more, assuming that the athletes would mainly be hooking up with each other and not other staff, volunteers, etc. Given these numbers, the condom distribution is on par with what many university health centers regularly distribute to incoming freshmen. From a public health perspective, it’s pretty reasonable.

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plaincoldtofu t1_j9eug90 wrote

This happened to my aunt. She started avoiding driving on highways, a habit which ramped up over time. In her 40s, she became afraid of driving at all and wouldn’t drive anywhere. She went to therapy and is now able to drive again.

Avoidance teaches the brain that something is a threat. Exposure to that stimulus will retrain the brain to feel neutral about it again. I think the other comments on here gave some solid advice about this. But I just wanted to share this story so that you would feel less alone. It happens sometimes! And you can overcome it.

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