challenging institutional disbelief around domestic & sexual violence and abuse
I am in a bit of a stuck place at the minute. I am struggling how and if I can move forward in a relationship with my partner of 6 months. I have recently experienced a rape (May 2016) – he was an ex boyfriend at the time. I have also experienced numerous other forms […]
About 3 years ago I was approached by a verified account on Twitter, a man in the public eye and in a VERY high ranking position and known all over the World. He became very friendly with me, telling me I was his soulmate, that he was in love with me, he also became very […]
Hello, About 6 months ago I was sexually assaulted by my co-worker. This ‘person’took advantage of me when I was very drunk and possibly drugged.I had been working with him for about a year and after about 6 months he started to sexually harass me. At first I took it as innocent infatuation and brushed […]
I need some insight on something that happened to me two years ago. I’m willing to hear any input that you guys have about it. I’ve been through every online resource I can look up and nothing has given me clear closure about what happened. Two years ago, I started to get involved with a […]
I was with a guy in —- NC who I met almost 3 years ago who later on down the road I found out he was married and lied the entire time. Said he was embarrassed and that he tried to leave her many years ago. Said he was forced to marry her 17 years ago, […]
I hope I am posting in the right area.. I just don’t know what to do at this point. I was talking to this guy a while ago and he seemed nice at first and quickly turned mean and disrespectful towards me.. so I cut it off.. Now this past weekend I saw him out […]
I had a boyfriend about 5 or 6 months ago. He was quite a bit older than me but my dad who competed as a bodybuilder trained this guy as an NPC bodybuilder when he first came to the US from Saudi Arabia in 2012. Anyhow, I began dating him and he was completely the […]
long ago as age of 13 about 11 years ago (can’t remember much anymore.) i was sexually assaulted by this one boy. i was a young teen boy as well. i was with my brother and the kid. we were playing video games and he started touching my dick. My brother kept telling him to […]
I really struggle to know whether what happened to me was rape or not and I find myself thinking and worrying about this a lot. I don’t want to over-exaggerate or dramatize what happened, but at the same time I feel like I want some validation. He has faced no consequences for his actions. I […]
I was silly for not seeing the red flags but once my abuser got me fully in his clutches. I had moved to his area and thought his mother was part of my support network as much as his.. As I was alone. I called her the first time he choked and beat me.. He […]