I’ve never been sexually attracted to… anyone. Physically attracted? Sure. But that innate jump-your-bones impulse based on looks alone? Never. But now as I navigate my healing journey and awaken my lady bits from a lifelong coma, I'm starting to feel... tingles. Could this be my first time feeling truly horny?

In this episode of The Naked Puppet, I rebuild my Hinge and run a full-blown desire experiment: every potential match goes through my various tests to see if my body can register actual sexual desire. But along the way, my parts start screaming, the danger sirens go off, and my nervous system completely crashes. This is the story of how I’m retraining my brain to let attraction exist without inherent fear. 

Plus: a chaotic round of Pop Swipe—rapid-fire yes/no on pop culture and lifestyle.

TW: trauma, dissociation, sex. Personal experience only; not medical advice.