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There is a wide variety of reactions to trauma.
Survivors may experience changes in sleep,
eating habits, sexual activity,
and ability to concentrate at work or school.
They may feel depressed, moody,
angry at themselves or others,
and quick to "over react" to every day occurrences.
Some survivors want to keep it silent and never discuss it,
while others feel the need to talk about it over and over.
It is normal for survivors to struggle with issues of safety,
trust, intimacy, and self-blame.

What exactly is rape?

Rape is any non-consentual form of intercourse.
Rape is never in the name of love,
love is never brutal..
Rape is the most aggressive and demeaning form of abuse
that a woman can suffer in her lifetime.
Rape is the ultimate struggle of Power.
A rapist doesn't rape a woman because
he enjoys the act of intimacy,
A rapist Rapes for the feeling of Power.

Follow this link:

 http://www.uwe.ac.uk/csa/leaflets/rape.htm

you may be suprised by what you find there about rape.. 

"I want you to never forget that every day someone loses their dignity."
  Healing takes courage and we all have courage,
even if we have to dig a little to find it!" 

RAINN  founded by Tori Amos
800-656-HOPE
(Hotline)

"The high incidence of rape in this country
is a result of the power imbalance
between men and women.
Women are expected to assume
a subordinate relationship to men.
Consequently, rape can be seen
as a logical extension of the typical
interactions between women and men.
One way to analyze the power relationship
between men and women is by examining some
of the common social rules women are taught."
from: Defining A Rape Culture

to read the entire article click on the link below.

http://www.angelfire.com/ct/firstamendment/rapeculture.html

Diva of the Net United Causes

Links

Information on Rape and abuse survivors across America

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)

Survive

A Gift from within

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Essential Information on Abuse, Assault, Rape &
 Online Counseling

Rape Recovery Help and Information Page

Candlelight Vigil: Support for Survivors of Rape

Rape Crisis Center

Abuse Links

The Truth about Rape

Rape Response & Crime Victim Center, Inc

Butterfly Medicine

Candlelight Vigil Across the Internet

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Please visit their sites.

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