Rape Support Group
If you or someone you know has been the victim of rape, this is the place to find support and get advice. If you want, discuss your experience, share your feelings, and meet others going through a similar situation.
Hello everyone I wanted to share with all of you something that I wrote. I hope it helps each and everyone of of you.
Rape and sexual abuse (and abuse of any kind) is a MAJOR life event. It isn't something thatOn the other hand, it isn't something that has to define the rest of your life, it doesn't have to be a pit that you fall in with no way out. It is possible to no longer be a victim, but to be a survivor. You CAN thrive after abuse.
To be blunt, abuse SUCKS! That thought should be obvious but it needs to be stated. Having to deal with abuse is awful, it something that no one should ever have to deal with, but all too many of us do.
You may be wondering how to move on. You may read this and think that it is impossible to smile again, to laugh, and that living joyfully after all that you experienced is just a joke. You are grieving for what happened, and that is natural, and good. Grief is a part of healing. So is anger- anger at your abuser, anger at yourself, anger at the world.
Let yourself grieve, let yourself be angry, be honest about how you feel. Most importantly find someone to talk with.
The light at the end of the tunnel is joy, it is peace, it is being able laugh again, to smile, to have an amazing life. You just have to take one step right now, just one small step. Be honest about what happened and chose to deal with it. Say to yourself, "This happened to me. It sucks, life sucks right now, the outlook is bleak. Life can change though, I chose to work to get better. I chose to survive."
Rape and sexual abuse (and abuse of any kind) is a MAJOR life event. It isn't something thatOn the other hand, it isn't something that has to define the rest of your life, it doesn't have to be a pit that you fall in with no way out. It is possible to no longer be a victim, but to be a survivor. You CAN thrive after abuse.
To be blunt, abuse SUCKS! That thought should be obvious but it needs to be stated. Having to deal with abuse is awful, it something that no one should ever have to deal with, but all too many of us do.
You may be wondering how to move on. You may read this and think that it is impossible to smile again, to laugh, and that living joyfully after all that you experienced is just a joke. You are grieving for what happened, and that is natural, and good. Grief is a part of healing. So is anger- anger at your abuser, anger at yourself, anger at the world.
Let yourself grieve, let yourself be angry, be honest about how you feel. Most importantly find someone to talk with.
The light at the end of the tunnel is joy, it is peace, it is being able laugh again, to smile, to have an amazing life. You just have to take one step right now, just one small step. Be honest about what happened and chose to deal with it. Say to yourself, "This happened to me. It sucks, life sucks right now, the outlook is bleak. Life can change though, I chose to work to get better. I chose to survive."
prettylitlefairy
thank you for posting this... it is very true and is something i will remember and try to keep in mind. hugs!
tabby2010
Your welcome
valgal18
very nice.....it's so very true....thanks!!!!!
tabby2010
Thanks. I thought It help you all I am a rape survivor. myself so I know what you all are going through.
deleted_user
I would like to consider myself more of a survivor than a victim. It is a process like you said. Thanks!
tabby2010
Your welcome.
Faultedstars
I believe you go from victim to survivor when you learn that rape doesn't define you as a person. You live knowing it happened and it's a part of you.....but it's not who you are. I'm not nicole the girls who's been raped.... I'm nicole an amazing talented strong person who has overcome hardships
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