Trigger Warning: This series of blogs will take you through the experience of a sexual assault survivor seeking justice through the judicial system. It will contain graphic violence, language, and details as that is the cold, hard reality. Three months earlier, around 9AM on a Friday morning, I received a call on the 24/7 Safe […]
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I have a lot of dental horror stories and as a survivor myself, the dentist is a big challenge. Being forced to perform oral sex from a young age is triggered by being at the dentist. You are forced to sit there with your mouth wide open for a long time. It is very traumatic.
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Trigger Warning: This series of blogs will take you through the experience of a sexual assault survivor seeking justice through the judicial system. It will contain graphic violence, language, and details as that is the cold, hard reality. “We all know she’s sucking his dick!” My ears perked up with that. I had been doing
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Belittling is covert manipulation that is gradual and insidious. It is intended to inflict emotional harm on another. Felicia Lin wrote in the One Love article, Unhealthy Relationship Behaviors Series: BELITTLING, ““be” and “little,” the definition of “belittle” is language or behavior that literally makes someone unimportant, small, less than, or minimized.” This behavior can undermine
When you think of teens and dating, domestic violence is probably not where your mind goes. However youth.gov states that, youth age 12 to 19 have the highest rates of rape and sexual assault nationwide. Teen dating violence is defined as controlling, abusive, and aggressive behavior in a romantic relationship. But, it is so much
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