Cyan draws in a soft, round, cartoonish style with a natural watercolor texture in a blue palette with pink accents.
Page 1
Narration: I once suffered an event that I will call “The Bad Weather.”
Cyan smiles a little nervously at the reader with her arms crossed over her chest. The sides of his head are shaved with a large mop of curly hair growing in the center and cascading down the side of his head.
Narration: It never seemed to affect me much afterwards. I got married and lived my life as always.
Cyan happily holds her partner’s hand as they give each other a thumbs-up gesture. His partner has fluffy hair and a beard.
Narration: Then one day my sexual desire simply disappeared. I constantly rejected my partner.
The pair hold a vibrating vibrator and a string of condom packets with a tantalizing gaze, while Cyan smiles awkwardly back, looking unsure of herself.
Narration: To compensate for my lack of libido, I began saying yes, whenever I could muster the willpower, and “acting” (often badly).
In bed, Cyan lies beneath her partner with her arms around his neck while he leans on top of her with his own arms.
“You don’t seem to like this.” He says.
“Whaaaaat? No way, fuck me!” Cyan insists with an unsure smile.
Narration: Sex became a huge stressor for me, which made me even less horny.
Cyan becomes concerned as she is surrounded by disgusting looking sex toys and accessories that smile menacingly at her.
Cyan tells the reader, “I wondered if I was asexual, but it didn’t feel right to me either.” while a small asexual flag striped with a question mark floats between his hands.
Narration: My Bad Weather hung over me like an anvil.
A giant anvil labeled “TRAUMA” falls from the sky, a second away from landing right on Cyan’s innocent head.
Narration: My partner started to feel unwanted and it killed me when he saw him hurt. But he was still kind and gentle with me all the time.
In bed, the two sadly hug each other.
Narration: I started looking for a therapist who specialized in trauma and sexual relationships.
Along a hallway with photographs of various therapists (general anxiety, PTSD, autism/OCD), she selects the portrait of a therapist with glasses and spiky hair that is labeled “Sexual Trauma/Relationships.”
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Narration: I told him that I used to enjoy sex a lot… I didn’t understand why I was starting to freeze.
During a video call, the therapist cheerfully explains, “I like to think of sexual desire like a car. Let’s call it a brake system. For some of us, any kind of stress can cause us to slam on the brakes. This can be caused by even something small like a messy house.”
Inside a basic human head we see the interior of a car, complete with driver’s seat, steering wheel, and brakes. A cartoon brain grimaces and fidgets as it slams on the brakes.
The therapist’s narration continues with a scene in which Cyan and her partner wake up first thing in the morning and say, “Others may barely have brakes and a sensitive gas pedal. Just thinking about their lover can make their sex drive plummet!”
Cyan scratches his butt, eyes barely open and a giant headboard.
“Hubba hubba!” thinks her partner, who is enthusiastic about her beauty and has an erection to match.
Narration: Every time I had sex when I wasn’t really interested in it, my body braked harder and harder.
In her head, Cyan imagines a car stopping dramatically, even though she says, “Let’s get boned!” with a thumbs up to his partner.
“Are you sure?” He asks, holding up a row of condoms but not convinced she means it.
“No!” She confirms it happily.
Again in her therapy session, the therapist says, “I’ll give you some exercises to help you try to relax your brakes, but you should do it for yourself, not because you want to please your partner.”
“I want to do it for me!” Cyan enthusiastically accepts.
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Title: Sexy experiments for stressed people
*Disclaimer: Each of these must be done under the ENTHUSIASTIC CONSENT of all parties!
Narration: The first exercise they gave me was to share a previously chosen list of things that turn me on with my partner. We rate each of these attractions with red, yellow and green lights.
A floating list titled “What turns me on!” Liza:
-Spanking
-kissing
-Dirty talk
-Pet names
-BDSM
-Band
A floating traffic light flashes between red, yellow and green lights.
Narration: After completing them, we feel comfortable and share our results. We discovered that there were quite a few things that turned us on that neither of us had expressed to the other.
Sitting and reclining fully clothed on their bed, they read their lists aloud to each other.
“Blindfolds are green!” The partner gets excited.
“Agreed!” Cian agrees.
Narration: We were excited to try new things and it helped me relax knowing what we both wanted.
The two of you daydream bright-eyed about the various accessories and sex toys you’d like to try out on each other.
Narration: Other exercises…*
*All with the “no sex” rule that took the pressure off to “perform” and helped me stay in the moment.
-Make out!
-Naked hugs!
-Sharing our favorite porn/erotic!
Standing completely naked except for a sash that says “In Charge,” Cyan proudly announces, “The most important rule was that only I can initiate sex.”
“Consent is sexy!” His partner, equally naked, nods, raising his double thumbs up.
Page 4
Fully dressed again, Cyan tells the reader, “After a few months of this, I had my first big breakthrough.”
Narration: My partner decided to book a romantic weekend and booked us a night in a luxury hotel.
As you soak in opposite ends of a full bubble bath, your partner declares, “I love you!”
“I love you too!” She leaves.
Narration: We took a bubble bath in the fancy tub, ate some marijuana gummies* to really relax, and loved each other.
Legend: *Participate responsibly!
Narration: I felt completely relaxed for the first time in years.
Cyan reclines on the bed in a large, fluffy bathrobe, looking perfectly content.
Narration: Not only that but…
Suddenly, his eyes fly open.
With great enthusiasm, she slides into a sexy position and announces, “I FEEL HOT!”
“This horny revolution opened the floodgates and vaginal walls.” She winks at the reader while her partner critiques her in the doggy position.
Narration: For weeks, I took every opportunity I could to learn more about my body and my sexual desires…
Blindfolded, she kneels naked with an eager and expectant smile.
Narration: …much to the joy of my partner.
After doing so, his partner falls back on the bed, drunk with happiness and sex.
Narration: Finally, I felt like I was floating, instead of falling.
Cyan flies happily through the sky, naked.
Page 5
Narration: It’s been a year since I started Sex Therapy.
Sitting in front of her laptop, Cyan leans on her now cracked trauma anvil as she talks to her therapist through the computer.
Narration: I still have what I call “dry spells.”
“Afternoon quickie?” He asks his partner as the two of them play with their controls.
“No, maybe later.” She responds with a happy smile.
“Alright.” He agrees with his own smile.
Narration: But because we feel so confident in our sex life, it’s not a problem when it happens. Instead, we just enjoyed each other. I am currently working on being able to have an orgasm with my partner.
The couple sits next to each other, completely naked. They both shrug with one hand while the other plays with their respective parts, neither of whom seem impressed.
Narration: Mutual masturbation has been fun but unsuccessful for me so far.
Leaning on his bare chest, Cyan smiles, “But I feel more and more relaxed and confident!”
Narration: Sex should be relaxing, not a performance piece!
A montage of various sexual scenarios unfolds. In one she is blindfolded, in the next she and her partner hug, in the third she winks vigorously while her partner eats her out.
Narration: If you are experiencing any type of sexual dysfunction, you may want to try some of these exercises with your partner—or alone!
“I have a very green light.” Cyan seductively coos at her partner while holding a vibrator and dildo in her hands.
“Hell yes!” He agrees, giving a thumbs up with hearts in his eyes.
Transcribed by Erika Moen on June 15, 2026