Rape & Sexual Assault
| Everytime you replay the trauma in your head, you may re-traumatize yourself. Yet suppressing the feelings only keeps you from healing. Talk about it. Write about it. Find a therapist or find a support group. Clear a path for the Universe to enfold you and protect you. | |
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Rape & Sexual Assault |
Impact |
Recovery |
Resources |
| Is destructive to a person's self-esteem Leaves elements of guilt, shame, fear and anxiety May result in unfair self-questioning Ruins the natural sense of trust in relationships Results in long term feelings of being unsafe Results in withdrawal, denial, suppression of memories and feelings, numbness Results in feelings of worthlessness and sometimes hopelessness |
Requires talking about your feelings, exposing your experience, asking for
help, to be listened to, to be acknowledged and validated May be slow and seem very difficult Comes in gradual steps Is improved by having a support group Is always supported by God and the Universe Is aided by protection by those close to you |
Local city, county and state hospitals, clinics and womens' services Rape crisis centers and hotlines Mental health associations & suicide hotlines Hospital emergency rooms Crisis walk-in clinics Books and self-help workbooks |
| Crisis Intervention: New York Coalition Against Sexual Assault: www.nyscasa.org/rape_crisis/national/states.cfm provides a listing of rape crisis centers in your state |
| Individual Treatment Providers: African American Therapist Directory Also, The following providers have training in techniques that are especially effective in reducing the fear, anxiety and depression that result from rape and sexual trauma: New York: New Jersey: |
| Online Information: Broken Spirits Network: www.BrokenSpirits.com Rainbow Hope for lesbian survivors and their partners: www.RainbowHope.org Silent Witness Project: www.SilentWitness.net Helping Male Rape Victims:www.callrape.com/Malehelp.htm CAVNET, (Communities Against Violence Network), Washington, DC based international network:www.cavnet2.org National Crime Information Exchange - information on sex offenders registry, etc. |