Annie, age 26, hated intercourse. She could enjoy kissing and touching and being touched, as long as it wasn't sexual touch. She was getting down about it, and thought nobody could ever want to be with her, she would never have children and she felt a freak.

She came to therapy because she had met Alan, age 29, who seemed really special. He said he wanted to have a future with her, bur he also wanted sex. he had heard that these problems could be helped, and as going to wait and stay with her while she got help.

In the first part of therapy, Annie remebered several things that wee stopping her. At age 5, she had to sit on the lap of a friend of her mother's. Her mother did not know but he was molesting her. She felt dirty, guilty and bad, but could never say anything. Her mother had once told her never to do anything she wouldnot want her mother to know about. To ayoung girl, that was a strong forbidding thing. She also remebered that someone in her street had been murdered by a boyfriend. All these were strong reasons for Anie to get the idea that sex is a dangerous thing.
To add to that, her Father had left when sh was 10, so she had the iea that men wee not to be trusted.

In the second part of therapy, the therapist helped Annie to make new decisions about sex and men. She was able to see that some men are not to be trusted, and others are. She worked on the sexual abuse, and on her relationship with her mother, and felt much better about herself.

Part three meant working with Peter to do the Sex Therapy which was very helpful.

Part Four was very short and therewas little left to do except talk about the furture, and not to make the same mistakes that were made for her.