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vibrant

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never thought i'd be in this forum, but apparently...



i was just recently sexually assaulted, and once again i was left wondering what had just happened. eventually, it dawned on me to research sexual assault, and i realized it was
"any behaviour of a sexual nature that makes someone feel uncomfortable, frightened, intimidated or threatened. It is sexual behaviour that someone has not agreed to, where another person uses physical or emotional force against them"

http://www.casa.org.au/

but having a label for that enabled me to label what had happened to me in the past. things that happened in the past, but i didn't know how to filter or understand them, so they slipped away from my consciousness. now the memories just keep flowing out.

sometimes i wish i could confide in someone in person; other times it's the last thing on my mind.
 

vibrant

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thanks.

i'm trying to say what's happened to me aloud to myself. i'm trying to state bluntly what happened, not find some euphemistic phrasing and it's hard. sometimes i can't voice the words, no breath will come; or i lose my breath; or i tear up and my voice breaks; or i'm shaking.

or i sound hollow, like i'm just reciting something.
 
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I am so sorry that you have to be here.

Sometimes it is easier to be honest if you do it online. I know it would be hard for me if I were talking to someone in person but other times when I am, it touches a part of me that can't be reached online.

And you are right once you can label something you can deal with it easier. Take gentle care and if you ever need to talk please please remember I am here and will listen. PM me anytime.
 
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cjfile2000 said:
labels are useful!

labels are very useful but be careful of the stigma attached to that particular label like the stereotype of the short skirt in the dark alley.

Vibrant I'm sorry u had to go thru all of this and I pray that the memories come back with purpose and to give u the answers to the questions u have and they are useful and not just scary and that thru all of this you will know that God is with you and will never leave u or forsake u. If you need someone to talk to PM me

for you

- Shaz
 
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