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.
i've read here that a lot of people have been raped/abused more than once. what is it about survivors that it seems to always come back?? until i read others stories here i was convinced that my second rape was definately my fault, there was no questions in my mind. i really should have known not to walk downtown alone by myself in the middle of the night especially after the circumstances of my first attack but i REALLY REALLY thought it wouldn't happen again. there are plently of the people in the world, and don't misunderstand me i would never wish rape on anyone, but there are plenty of people in the world who never experience this once, why would certain people have to suffer over and over again? i guess i of all people should have known not to put myself in that situation again, it was avoidable but i didn't avoid it. thats pretty much the definition of being at fault isn't it?
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You are never at fault for rape or abuse, You might've put yourself in a risky situation but you didn't know a rapist was going to be out that night where you were, nor did you walk around with a flashing neon sign saying rape me. Don't fret or worry yourself you are not at fault here.
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thanks...sometimes all it takes is to be told that. (hugs)
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You're definitely not at fault...you deserve to be able to walk out of your house without being raped.
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I think part of it is it's not so much that survivors have it happen to them multiple times, but they're willing to speak up about it? i don't know. there's a theory there, i'm just not articulating very well- i'm really short on sleep. but we should be able to go out with out being raped. we should also be able to be safe in our own homes (I was raped by my father growing up). we all have the right to live our lives with out being violated. and just because that right is not respected weather it be once, twice, or on a regular basis, that does not negate the fact that it is still your right and you did nothing to deserve having it taken away from you.
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I have been raped more than once also. I'm so sorry to hear you have also. I did feel it was my fault but I am working through it. I want to believe what Sakura says. We should be able to go out and not be raped. We should be able to live without fear.
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Maybe rape isn't reported enough for the statistics are so far messed up, and it really is a likely hood that women are raped more than we think.
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I wrote a journal about a person who is raped multiple times. I left it open for anyone to look at it. Try reading it.
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