FurrEverYours
Tourist
Hello!
I grew up on a horse ranch and around the age of 11 I saw one of our mares and entertained myself. That's how it all started... But I'm not here to discuss my sexual experiences, I more want to discuss the emotional dynamics of being zoo.
As a kid every time I would have an experience with one of our horses I would ask God to kill me (horse ranch kind of goes hand in hand with Christian conservative culture right?). The weight of that shame literally crushed me. It created another part of myself that was so burdened by the sexual experiences that I had, and I couldnt share the burden of that part of myself with anyone. So I went through my teens and 20's with such a heavy heart. I felt deeply outcast by society (if they were to find out) and had difficulty feeling lovable by other people. I had confessed my attraction to therapists over the years but I still would have such intense anxious reactions when I would look at zoo porn etc. It hasn't been till my early 30s (now) that I'm finally feeling free with being a zoo. Ketamine therapy really helped me accept that. Thankfully I have friends, family and a partner that I can feel very loved by now. But it was hell for over a decade.
A big part of joining this community for me is to be able to talk about this stuff with other people.
What has your emotional journey been like being a zoo?
I grew up on a horse ranch and around the age of 11 I saw one of our mares and entertained myself. That's how it all started... But I'm not here to discuss my sexual experiences, I more want to discuss the emotional dynamics of being zoo.
As a kid every time I would have an experience with one of our horses I would ask God to kill me (horse ranch kind of goes hand in hand with Christian conservative culture right?). The weight of that shame literally crushed me. It created another part of myself that was so burdened by the sexual experiences that I had, and I couldnt share the burden of that part of myself with anyone. So I went through my teens and 20's with such a heavy heart. I felt deeply outcast by society (if they were to find out) and had difficulty feeling lovable by other people. I had confessed my attraction to therapists over the years but I still would have such intense anxious reactions when I would look at zoo porn etc. It hasn't been till my early 30s (now) that I'm finally feeling free with being a zoo. Ketamine therapy really helped me accept that. Thankfully I have friends, family and a partner that I can feel very loved by now. But it was hell for over a decade.
A big part of joining this community for me is to be able to talk about this stuff with other people.
What has your emotional journey been like being a zoo?