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Sexual Assault Survivors Support

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1. Self blame can give the appearance of control. It takes super human effort

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 09:00 PM

Nov 2013

To let go of that and let what was-was. Each step is in slow motion until it's not. Some never get there, and that's ok too.

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Internalized victim-blaming. (possible trigger) [View all] moriah Nov 2013 OP

The only way to overcome the feeling is to always remember that: In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #2

I had a moment of clarity, like you offered that girl. FedUpWithIt All Jul 2014 #4