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Why My Body Shut Down During Doggy Style — And How I’m Rewiring It Through Love, Presence & Truth

There was a moment I couldn’t ignore anymore.

Every time my husband and I moved into doggy style…At first, it felt good. Promising. Alive.

And then...Nothing.

It was like my body just… switched off.

My pussy went offline. No signal. No sensation. No response.

And I remember thinking: What the actual fuck is going on?

Because here’s the thing, I know my body is capable of deep pleasure. I feel. I open.

I orgasm. Sometimes multiple times.

So why this position? Why here? Why the shutdown?



The Truth Beneath the Numbness

When I slowed down enough to really listen, I realised something important:

Numbing isn’t random. It’s intelligent.

It’s protection.

My body wasn’t broken. She was responding exactly as she had been trained to.

Because if I’m honest…Doggy style, in my past, hadn’t always felt safe. Or connected.

Or pleasurable.

It had often felt like:

  • Too fast

  • Too deep

  • Too soon

  • Lacking presence

  • Performative

  • Objectifying

And yes, this is not just about “men.”

It takes two to tango.

I had been there too…Performing pleasure instead of feeling it.

Disconnecting from my body while trying to be “good,” “sexy,” “desired.”

So my pussy did something incredibly wise.

She learned:“In this position, we shut down.”

And honestly?

Awww… thank you, Pussy. You were protecting me.


When Protection Starts Blocking Pleasure

But here’s where it got real…

This old pattern wasn’t just living in the past. It was showing up in my marriage.

With a man I love. A man I feel safe with.

A man I wanted to experience pleasure with in this way.

So I made a decision: I’m not avoiding this. I’m meeting it.


The Conversation That Changed Everything

I shared what was happening with my husband.

Not from blame, not from shame.

But from truth.

I told him:

  • My body had learned to shut down in this position

  • It wasn’t about him

  • I wanted to explore this together

  • And I would need slowness, patience, and presence

And you know what?

He was relieved.

Because he had quietly started wondering if it was him.

This is the thing about intimacy, when we don’t speak, stories fill the gaps.

And most of them aren’t kind.


Rewriting the Experience (Slowly, Gently, Powerfully)

So we began again.

Not as performance. But as practice.


Here’s what actually supported me to stay in my body:


1. Loving, vocal connection - I needed to feel him with me. Not just physically but emotionally. Hearing things like:“You’re so beautiful.”“I love you.”“You feel so good.”

This anchored me. Kept me here.


2. Slowness. Like… slower than slow. - No rushing. No taking.

Just entering with presence.Feeling each moment.

Letting my body lead.


3. Being checked in with - “Are you ready for me?”

That question alone created safety.

Choice. Agency. Power.


4. Blended pleasure - Stimulating my clitoris while being penetrated.

This is powerful. You’re literally teaching your brain:

“This position = pleasure.”

You’re creating new neural pathways.


5. A new energetic frame - I invited him into this:

To see his cock not as something performing…But as something healing.

A loving, present, attuned force.

And when he meets me from that place?

It lands differently in my body.


When the Numbness Broke Open

At one point, I felt it again, the numbness creeping in.

But this time… I didn’t override it, I didn’t push through.

I paused. “I need a moment.”

And underneath the numbness?

There it was. Sadness. Anger.

Old energy. Old experiences. Old stories stored in my body.

And instead of bypassing it, I felt it.

He held me, witnessed me, he didn’t try to fix it.

Just met me there.

And that moment?

That was intimacy.

Not the sex.The presence.


This Is What Healing Intimacy Looks Like

After the tears… I checked back in. “What do I need now?”

And surprisingly, I wanted to go back.

Back into doggy.

But this time?

Something had shifted.

There was softness, connection and safety.

And my body responded.

Not perfectly, not performatively.

But truthfully.

And it felt… delicious.


I’m Still In It

I haven’t orgasmed in this position yet. And that’s okay.

Because this isn’t about chasing a goal.

It’s about rewiring my relationship with my body, with intimacy, with truth.

This is what real sexual evolution looks like.

Not polished and not perfect.

But present, honest and alive.


Intimacy Can Be Deeply Healing

We’re taught that sex is just physical.

But when done with presence, safety, and truth?

It becomes something else entirely.

It becomes:

  • Restorative

  • Emotional

  • Nervous system healing

  • Repatterning

  • Sacred

Your body holds memory.

And through conscious intimacy…You can meet those memories, move them and rewrite them.


Ready to Explore Your Own Erotic Evolution?

If you’ve ever felt:

  • Numb during sex

  • Disconnected from your body

  • Stuck in performance instead of pleasure

  • Like you want to want it… but something’s not landing

You’re not broken.

Your body is speaking.

And there is a way back.

Inside Erotic Evolution, we do this work together.

We unravel the patterns.We rebuild safety in your body.We awaken your capacity for deep, alive, turned-on connection.

This is where numbness becomes sensation. Where shutdown becomes opening. Where sex becomes sacred, healing, and wildly alive.

Come join me inside Erotic Evolution.Your body is ready.



 
 
 

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