Sexualization makes me super anxious

Hi, I’m a 20-year-old woman and I recently got out of a long relationship where I objectified and sexualized myself almost all the time because I was so insecure. My ex-boyfriend also sexualized everything I did and constantly sexualized me. I did everything he wanted in bed even when I didn’t have the energy or didn’t want to.

Now after the breakup, I’ve started to feel anxious about my body, especially my breasts. They disgust me even though they’re fairly small. They feel dirty and kind of perverted.

Otherwise, my body is quite curvy and feminine, and I like wearing clothes that highlight my curves. But I get extremely anxious when people sexualize me. Just today, some random guy outside a bar shouted “what an ass!” at me. And my mother has been commenting on my body in an objectifying way for years. Now I’ve started to feel extremely anxious about my feminine features and I wish I could get rid of them.

What could this be caused by? Should I question my gender identity?

Posted May 1, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC

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