How to be sexually confident? Sexual confidence for those who battle with “body image”.

Many people think that only those people who perform excellently in bed can develop sexual confidence, but the reality is that this kind of confidence does not come from this, nor from the number of sexual encounters or experience. Sexual confidence is related to the way a person feels about his or her own body.Comfort and acceptance of body image makes people more confident in sex. This makes them able to talk to their partner about the things that give them pleasure and vice versa. This point of confidence can be difficult to achieve if we have been body-shamed at some point in our lives, which produces a deep disincentive to show ourselves or accept any sexual practice even if we don't like it or it is dangerous, just to generate a minimum of acceptance from your partner. Comfort and acceptance of body image makes people more confident in sex. This makes them able to talk to their partner about the things that give them pleasure and vice versa. This point of confidence can be difficult to achieve if we have been body-shamed at some point in our lives, which produces a deep disincentive to show ourselves or accept any sexual practice even if we don't like it or it is dangerous, just to generate a minimum of acceptance from a partner.

We can all develop sexual confidence.

Sexual confidence is not a defined physical quality or characteristic, but a state of harmony and acceptance with the physical and sexual self. It is understanding and owning the concept of safe and healthy sex, where desired practices are explored to get the pleasure deserved, and the same pleasure is given to the partner, based on good communication and the elimination of prejudices about physical appearance. This kind of confidence should be allowed to flow, like regular confidence, where nerves or fears are not involved, but where there is an adequate level of self-esteem, sufficient to perform smoothly, and above all, enjoy the situation.

People are inhibited by how they look.

Many people, especially women, are embarrassed when their bodies change as time goes on or they go through natural situations, such as pregnancy or menopause. These changes make them feel insecure, causing them to go to extremes of not enjoying sex, because they focus on how their body looks in their partner's eyes, and not on sexual pleasure. Even with partners who show their appreciation and liking for their bodies, these people lack sexual confidence, and this is why it is impossible for them to relax and enjoy the moment. But even these people can develop sexual confidence, they just have to accept that all bodies are beautiful and that they deserve to experience pleasure no matter what their body looks like. These insecurities arise because of bodies standardised by social media, magazines, news, movies and more, where people feel pressured to live up to impossible expectations.