i stumbled upon this site and it really touched me. being a rape survior it hit home.....
http://projectunbreakable.tumblr.com/page/2
this is an amazing project.
http://projectunbreakable.tumblr.com/page/2
this is an amazing project.
i am unbreakable
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I read some of them, but some are blocked by my firewall at work. It is definitely gut-wrenching stuff. Any woman who has ever survived sexual assault has my utmost respect for their bravery and courage.
One of the comments really hits home.
It was someone asking what to do about a friend who's been raped and yet she acts as others who have been raped are different, almost like it's the girls fault.
It's sad, but many rape victims feel it's their fault and do nothing.
It was someone asking what to do about a friend who's been raped and yet she acts as others who have been raped are different, almost like it's the girls fault.
It's sad, but many rape victims feel it's their fault and do nothing.
A few hit home...unfortunately.
Kudos to all who address their feelings and know what was done to them was wrong and have the strength to fight for themselves. I didn't and now, even after 24 years the feelings of dread, worthlessness, shame, fear....geezuz, you name it...are still there. I'm better, for sure, but it takes a piece of your soul, there's no doubt about it.
Kudos to all who address their feelings and know what was done to them was wrong and have the strength to fight for themselves. I didn't and now, even after 24 years the feelings of dread, worthlessness, shame, fear....geezuz, you name it...are still there. I'm better, for sure, but it takes a piece of your soul, there's no doubt about it.
MjaneGibson
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I'm with you ladies...it's inspiring how brave they all are though. Wonderful project...hope it raises awareness and helps some victims deal with it all.
Scary isn't it. Unless someone's been through it, they can't fathom how much damage it actually does.
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MjaneGibson
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so true...though I fear I'm being naive when I said in another thread that I have dealt with it, especially after seeing what all of you have written. Maybe you can never fully deal with it.
Oh hell no....I've been struggling for years, but I've learned it's better than blaming myself. It is what it is.
I wish it never happened and when I see one of them to this day I cringe and feel exactly like I did that night and I pay for it for a few days, I relive things in my head but I can't change the past so I have to accept that or those bastards will have control over me still and after 24 years I will not allow them to take one more second of happiness from me.
i am still trying to come to terms with forgiveness....not for him but for me.
am i trying to learn that he has no control over me anymore....not an easy lesson by any means. i have only started talking about it within the past 3 years....
am i trying to learn that he has no control over me anymore....not an easy lesson by any means. i have only started talking about it within the past 3 years....
That's the toughy.
I remember the first time I realized that they didn't....it was like a lightening bolt. I was like WTF, that was ages ago, it was a very strange feeling to accept that that doesn't define who I am. That was the point I crossed the line from "victim" to "survivor". It's cheesy, I know, but that's how it felt for me.
Talking about it helps.
Totally agree...
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