Sexual abuse, sexual assault, and rape are not political. Stop playing politics with the survivors' lives.
Stop Making it Political: Society and Sexual Violation
I haven’t accepted it yet
Denial is tricky, it hides in plain sight.
Almost … but not quite.
I feel like we are about to miss what seems like the perfect opportunity to educate about sexual abuse/assault; to learn about, create, and find ways to fund community resources; to protect the safety of disclosure and the integrity of the victim; to reflect on how we value the people in our society, women, and... Continue Reading →
Haiku: Emotional Chaos
Sometimes I don't have many words for the chaos in my head as I deal with the long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse. Chaos. That is really the only word I can think of to describe it. The simplicity of Haiku helps me slow down the emotional onslaught. Here are a few I've jotted down... Continue Reading →
How my Child can Trigger my PTSD
As a survivor of sexual abuse as a child, I am working hard to recognize and undo a lot of negative connotations about myself. One of the hardest, “I am not good enough”. I spent my whole childhood feeling like a burden to the family that was supposed to love me. I was raised by... Continue Reading →
When Emotions Get Big
I fight my emotions, a lot. All the emotions that are bottled up inside. When they get intense I get hung up on the fact that I actually feel them rather than allowing myself to process and deal with what has caused them to begin with. It has been my biggest struggle in therapy, feeling my... Continue Reading →
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