Girl Talk on Sidechat | If you’re a r*pe/etc survivor, I recommend finding a trauma-informed care team and making them aware of your situation. Every pap smear I’ve had has been painful and retraumatizing BUT ur bitch keeps going anyway bcos it’s v v v important

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Girl Talk 3w

If you’re a r*pe/etc survivor, I recommend finding a trauma-informed care team and making them aware of your situation. Every pap smear I’ve had has been painful and retraumatizing BUT ur bitch keeps going anyway bcos it’s v v v important

Girl Talk 3w

Does anyone see other girls on tiktok being so scared to get a Pap smear? Please get tested, it’s u comfy and can be awkward but it’s not painful! If it is let ur gyno know. Cancer hurts worse than a 2 minute check up

Anonymous 3w

not a survivor but pap smears are traumatic and painful for me for other reasons — i hate seeing other women downplay how difficult a pap smears can be. yes it’s important and yes you need to go anyway! but “it’s just awkward not even painful!” is so tone deaf

Anonymous

#1 3w

i HATE when people say “it’s just awkward not painful” about a lot of medical procedures, oh i’m sorry i didn’t know you were an expert on how my body operates

Anonymous

#1 3w

I think it’s typically just out of ignorance and they aren’t necessarily coming from a bad place, but I still think it’s incredibly damaging. Going into something being told it’s nbd means you’re unprepared and might end up feeling guilty abt the experience :( For me I know a pap is the last thing I’m doing that day. I can’t schedule it at 8am and return to work or school bcos I’ll be sobbing for the next 12 hours lmfao. And that awareness is important i feel