Complete paraplegia after a thoracic spinal cord injury 7 years ago. I’m 21M.

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      Not rude at all. I have a stoma. Most important thing for me is comfort. So no, I don’t. Some want to try and be as independent as possible, I don’t care about that.

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    Has it negativity impacted dating for you, or have most people been pretty cool about it

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      I know this might sound crazy but I’m happy with my life. Frankly I love being taken care of, being spoiled, pampered and given special attention. I like people treating me sweet due to my condition. I wouldn’t want to fix it even if it was possible.

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        ha!

        this is such a surprising and good answer, I’m happy to read it and happy that you’re happy.

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      No involuntary ones. But I’ve experimented and it gets hard if the tip is stimulated with something intense like a vibrator or with a fleshlight. I’ve been told these are called reflex erections. The mind can’t get it hard.

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          Not in the traditional sense. Ejaculation goes inwards instead of outwards for me, in my urethra, so nothing comes out but I still get that thrill of an orgasm. I don’t really have sexual urges per se, but I do enjoy playing with myself. My daddy got me a Hitachi Wand and that thing on max intensity is amazing for me, I use it often, lol.

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            When you say “daddy” do you mean your father? No judgement, but I don’t think my father would do that for me in the same situation. I’m British and the stereotype of us being squeamish about sex is still true to a degree. What nationality are you?

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    When I lost feeling in my feet and lower legs (neuropathy) it was replaced with random nerve pain. Stabbing, slicing, burning sensations.

    Do you get that too? Or is it a complete loss of sensation?

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      Not OP, but this is the first time I hear about anyone else than me.

      Long story short, a major accident when I was 15 left me with a minor permanent condition; a severed facial nerve. I have this small area in my face where I cannot feal anything apart from the occasional stabbing pain. It is combined with one muscle being out of action as well - that one you use to lift your nostril.

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    you sound pretty chill, is that a result of your accident or were you pretty chill before the accident is well?

    do you have any goals you want to reach like traveling or starting a business or anything at all?

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      I was like this even before. Honestly the accident gave me a justification to enjoy living life like I want. Not really no. I’m a creature of habit and comfort. I’m a homebody. I like travelling and my family takes me travelling often, I especially like mountain places.

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        rad, I’m big on mountains myself.

        that’s great to hear overall, I’m very glad you’re living the life you want to, especially with what sounds like. such a compassionate support system like your family.

        do you have a lot of solo hobbies to keep you occupied?

        how do you fill your time?

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          Well, there’s always a live-in caretaker around for me, hired by my family. I wake up, get breakfast served, have a bath and change into some comfy clothes, then I do things such as read, play video games, do puzzles, watch movies / tv shows, listen to music, color, board games, knit… my friends might come around. My family would hang out with me. I like being taken on walks with yummy snacks. I like picnics. I like playing in the hottub or pool, in the bathtub filled with bubbles. I like dressing up. Now the weather s cold tho so there s not much to do outdoors. So basically eat sleep play.

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            living the life.

            any particular music, video games or movies that stick out to you as worth recommending or then you especially vibe with?

            do you receive SSI payments (If you’re American) or any government assistance, or does your family support you on their own?

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              I really love K-Pop. Stuff like NCT Dream, IU, Taeyeon, D.O., Twice, Red Velvet, etc. video games i like stardew valley, the sims, cities skylines, Romance club and choices on mobile, animal crossing, kitty powers matchmaker, slime rancher, etc. movies i love disney and Ghibli movies, cartoons and anime… My family supports me fully.

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                woo ghibli for days, me too.

                k-pop hasn’t hooked me, and I even lived in Korea for a while, can you understand Korean?

                or I guess more to the point, what is the quality of K-Pop that hooked you?

                The music itself, or the idol culture or what?

                I don’t play a lot of sim games, and I’m actually a little concerned that if I start playing stardew valley I’m going to get crazy into it and become addicted Just because I don’t know anything about it and I know the community is so obsessed with the series.

                also, that’s super cool of your family.

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                  K-Pop has the music videos, dance, aesthetics and looks concepts that mainstream pop just doesn’t these days, it’s very bland. Plus I like the music. They do bubblegum pop right. And I also like the idol culture. There’s so much content. Supporting my fav Kpop idols feels like supporting a friend or family after having watches so many hours of content with them in it. It’s really interactive. No, I don’t know Korean. NCT especially has really good music. Very well produced. SM is definitely the top player in that aspect.