PTSD and Trauma recovery

[Apocalipstic]

Originally Posted by katsarecool

One in four women are raped and those are just the reported cases. And that is just one method of traumatizing someone.

A man tried to rape me back on May 2, 1988; I fought him off but not without some injuries to myself. Police were called; he was hauled off with a black eye and a huge hematoma on his forehead. I had to attend sessions at Grady Hospital.

I have been "inappropriately touched over the years by male family members and fathers of boys I dated in HS. These events seem to add up over the years. Though it made me stronger having survived things like this; I still can inwardly flinch when someone tries to overpower me without my consent.

I encourage all women to take a self-defense class if possible. Though in no way would I ever try to put blame on the victim!!!

So sorry this happened to you!

Also on the same note, not just men rape and touch innapropriately, women do too. It is not "less bad" if its a woman.

We all deserve to have control over our bodies and who touches them.