Category Archives: Sorrow

High Prices of Assault

Each day I seem to find something else that being raped has cost me. I share this not to be pitied, but to bring even more awareness to the problem, the aftermath, and possible ways that we can help each … Continue reading

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Numb Heart Beat

I found this quote from a 16year old girl named Justyce: I feel so numb.. like I can’t find my heart beat. I wonder if she realizes how deep her statement is, that it applies both to the physical and the … Continue reading

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Survival’s Shame

I was really amazed when I started to understand how much of the shame and guilt I was feeling after the rapes was put on me by those around me. A lot of this from those who love me most, and are sadly ignorant … Continue reading

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Shattered Life

I awoke yesterday morning to a flood of intrusive thoughts and physical flashbacks. It is abhorant to feel the malevolent perpetrator. It disgusts and nauseates me, makes my skin crawl as though infested with toxic slime that cannot be rubbed off. My anger escalates … Continue reading

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Short History of Rapes

As my story has remained absent from this blog for now, I feel I need to give you a short background. I was raped by a stranger who followed me into my house when I was carrying in more than … Continue reading

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