They are used mostly as synonymous in common usage of the terms. Sexual harassment is an umbrella term for a range of inappropriate sexual acts, it can be broken into some common types: verbal harassment includes: using misogynistic or homophobic language (w/sexual undertones), rape jokes, inappropriate/unwanted sexual comments, propositions of sexual interactions, catcalling, or unsolicited sexual stories. … Continue reading Informational Article: The Difference between Sexual Abuse & Sexual Harassment
Symptoms Explainer: What is Hypersexuality?
Hypersexuality is defined as preoccupations with and impulsive acts around sex. To be hypersexuality it must cause discomfort or dysfunction for the person experiencing it. Sometimes incorrectly referred to as sex addiction. It's detrimental to the functioning of the person with it. Hypersexuality is experienced by those who experience episodes of mania, personality disorders, OCD, … Continue reading Symptoms Explainer: What is Hypersexuality?
Coping Skills: Ditch Value judgments
Placing value judgments may feel right in the moments either were upset with ourselves or we’ve been trained to see things as good or bad. When we stop judging everything and learn to view things with acceptance it improves our self-perception and makes it easier to move forward and even improve when we need to.
Informational Article: What is Consent?
Consent is an agreement to do something. Consent is imperative in life and if it is not present in a sexual situation then it is sexual assault. What Consent Is: Informed: Every one must know what they are getting into.Free: No one can be under any duress or manipulation.Enthusiastic: Everyone must want to be doing it.Ongoing: Consent … Continue reading Informational Article: What is Consent?
Coping Skills: Combating Self-Harm Urges
Self-harm urges can be so strong and are very hard to deal with, but we can work against them to better-coping skills. Self-harm, self-mutilation or self-injury comes in multiple forms not just cutting that is normally discussed. Examples include compulsive masturbation, burning, hitting yourself against things, excessive scratching to the point of drawing blood, punching self … Continue reading Coping Skills: Combating Self-Harm Urges
Symptom Explainer: Anger from abuse, and ways to handle it
Hey! Trouble dealing with anger is common as there is often a lot of anger associated with the abuse in the first place. Anger at abusers, yourself and/or people who never protected them are common for many abuse survivours. Another factor is if you never learned to cope with anger as a kid, which is … Continue reading Symptom Explainer: Anger from abuse, and ways to handle it
Media: Books About Childhood Sexual Abuse
All of these books include stories of different forms of sexual violence experienced by minors. Fiction: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood Boy Toy by Barry Lyga Go Ask Alice by anonymous Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (Mod fave) Identical by Ellen Hopkins (Mod fave) Impulse by … Continue reading Media: Books About Childhood Sexual Abuse
Coping Skills Masterposts: Self-Care
This is a master post of sorts of self-care advice. As always our advice is based a lot around CSA survivors, but this info is helpful for anyone struggling. Here we go: Make sure you’re hydrated. Keep water (or another drink) with you all the time. Eat food. Make sure you are eating and not … Continue reading Coping Skills Masterposts: Self-Care
Coping Skills: Dealing with eating and nutrition struggles
{Disordered eating cw, medical mention, food mention, weight loss mention, neglect cw} Be advised: getting help for an eating disorder is crucial This is to help when that isn’t possible or as working towards being able to get that care. Also can be helpful if the struggles with adequate nutrition are more related to issues … Continue reading Coping Skills: Dealing with eating and nutrition struggles
Admin 1′s Story
Hello everyone. We asked if other had an interest in hearing my story we got a few asks suggesting it would be okay to do so. So here we go, (CW Non-graphic: CSA, rape, bullying, sexual harassment, self-harm, suicide, hospitalization, medical abuse, medical trauma, parental abuse & neglect) The first sexual abuse I experienced happened … Continue reading Admin 1′s Story
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