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Thread (Discussion): Survivor's Story (Forever)

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Message 120562 (In Reply to Message 120552)
All Is Back To Normal


Posted by SurvivorForever on Oct 27, 2003 01:54 PM | Also by SurvivorForever
Gender: Female, Age Bracket: N/A, State: California, Country: United States
The healing process was slow, in the beginning. I was seeing a rape councilor and attending a group. It was fine for the first couple of weeks but then I just got tired of talking about it. I had developed PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Six months after the attack and decided to go back to the group. I was still tired of talking about the attack. I was look at by the group as the major warrior and I HATED that. Wouldn’t 90% of the people in my shoes do the same thing? I have never seen myself as a victim. I still don’t. Every once in a while, that night flashes through my mind but is followed by thoughts of “The Hunted becoming The Hunter”. I choose to live my life on that aspect of the rape rather then crawl into a hole and die.
There were rumors that my rapist might get out on bail due to a family member of his posting it. I lived utter fear of that. I think that is what caused the PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). My daughter was separated from me and sent to live with another family member at my request. I was afraid that he would get out and hurt her or us in retaliation. And he would have. I still fear that at times and I probably always will.
The true healing began when I packed up and left the state changed my job and began a new life. I became an average Joe again. No one in my new circle knows what I did, or what had happened to me, with the exception of 2 very close friends. Life is normal for me now.

SurvivorForever

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Message 120552
survivor vs victim label


Posted by lj on Oct 27, 2003 08:05 AM | Also by lj
Gender: Male, Age Bracket: N/A, State: California, Country: United States

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120058, SurvivorForever, Oct 18, 2003 08:43 AM [Red Flags - Go With The Gut Feeling ALL TH...]
      120082, dp1, Oct 19, 2003 01:03 AM [Awesome Real Life Story!]
            120106, orolan, Oct 19, 2003 04:17 PM [Oh!]
                  120154, SurvivorForever, Oct 20, 2003 04:23 AM [orolan - it's ok]
                  120158, myoung, Oct 20, 2003 04:33 AM [Reply to Oh]
            120159, SurvivorForever, Oct 20, 2003 04:34 AM [CREDIT]
      120132, Silverthorne, Oct 19, 2003 11:45 PM [Wow]
            120152, SurvivorForever, Oct 20, 2003 04:17 AM [The Escape]
      120162, myoung, Oct 20, 2003 05:16 AM [Marta]
            120196, myoung, Oct 20, 2003 04:10 PM [survivor forever]
            120211, SurvivorForever, Oct 20, 2003 11:09 PM [Myoung]
                  120225, SurvivorForever, Oct 21, 2003 12:33 AM [The Capture - End of story]
                        120230, Silverthorne, Oct 21, 2003 01:00 AM [Equalizer]
                        120237, Rachel, Oct 21, 2003 02:05 AM [A true survivor]
                              120243, SurvivorForever, Oct 21, 2003 05:08 AM [RE; Rachel]
                        120241, dp1, Oct 21, 2003 04:11 AM [DP1's Version of A Good Ending]
                              120519, orolan, Oct 26, 2003 05:21 PM
                                    120546, dp1, Oct 27, 2003 04:15 AM [Failure To Eat Fetuccini Alfredo]
                                          120566, orolan, Oct 27, 2003 02:16 PM [Pot Roast]
                                                120619, dp1, Oct 28, 2003 02:47 PM [Substantial and Technical Vi...]
                                                      120632, Silverthorne, Oct 28, 2003 09:42 PM [Question for DP1]
                                                            120641, dp1, Oct 29, 2003 02:33 AM [False Reporting]
                                                                  120644, Silverthorne, Oct 29, 2003 04:11 AM [What if?]
                                                                        120655, dp1, Oct 29, 2003 04:50 AM [Lying to a Prob...]
                                                                              120677, Silverthorne, Oct 29, 2003 05:13 PM
                                                                                    120691, dp1, Oct 29, 2003 10:32 PM [What Kind...]
                                                                                          120692, Silverthorne, Oct 29, 2003 10:53 PM
                                                                                                120700, dp1, Oct 29, 2003 11:54 PM [Vic...]
            120234, SurvivorForever, Oct 21, 2003 01:23 AM [myoung (my heart goes out)]
                  120239, myoung, Oct 21, 2003 03:35 AM [thanks for that]
      120504, lj, Oct 26, 2003 08:49 AM [Another "survivor" of a different situation]
            120528, PVulcan, Oct 26, 2003 06:49 PM
                  120552, lj, Oct 27, 2003 08:05 AM [survivor vs victim label]
                        120562, SurvivorForever, Oct 27, 2003 01:54 PM [All Is Back To Normal]
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