By: A Survivor Not a VictimMarch 23, 2016 I'm lucky that I actually do have a support system, even when I feel like I don't. It's my own personal demons in dealing with this horrible situation that makes me feel that way. The truth is, this isn't easy to talk about with loved ones and … Continue reading The Individuals Who Keep Me Going
Healing
By: A Survivor Not a Victim March 23, 2016 Exhaustion, depression, anxiety, tribulation, indignation, and preoccupation is my current state. For I cower at the thought that I don’t know how much more my soul can take. Once strong, resilient, and vivacious. Now, transformed into a defeated faux pas How long will this semblance persist? … Continue reading Defeated
By: A Survivor Not a VictimMarch 23, 2016 Note from the Writer: Jean-Paul Bédard’s Story: A Culture of Silence Sourced from WYR We Must Break the Silence to Bring an End to Rape Culture Posted on July 13, 2015 by WYR "You’re dirty. You’re disgusting. No one is going to want you now. It’s your fault. … Continue reading Break The Silence
By: A Survivor Not a VictimMarch 23, 2016 It's nearly midnight and I should be sleeping But thoughts of anxiety and anguish penetrate my mind, they are creeping. As the ebon circles under my eyes grow darker, My cognizance distorts to a despondent state of preoccupancy About that night, the violence done to me. As each … Continue reading Sleep Won’t Come
By: A Survivor Not a VictimMarch 20, 2016 I read this article below; it raises a great point, and shows how ridiculous it is that in 2016, this is still an issue /question that society and even our courts seem to have a hard time getting through their heads. Are we seriously still asking this … Continue reading Are we seriously still asking this question?
By: A Survivor Not a VictimMarch 19, 2016 So, I've previously spoken with a person on a rape crisis hotline that said I could literally walk down the street naked, and that doesn't mean that I'm asking to be raped. Last night I talked with my brother's fiancé, and she said that just because you … Continue reading I Am Mad
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