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Our convener, @intentional_mau compiled a first aid guide for rape survivors.
It will serve as a tool that will greatly contribute to the healing and recovery journey of rape survivors. It is written from a survivor's perspective.
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Imagine an informal setting where we truly show up simply to unburden.
Life can be unpredictable and a lot, and this a lot can become the greatest limitation that stops you from truly living and living free from the past.
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- Psychological impact: your mind can be reshaped and affected.
- Emotional impact: Your emotion may become uncontrolled, unhealthy and erratic.
- Sociological impact: you may struggle with integrating socially.
- Physical impact: you may experience bodily harm.
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@Demystifyabuse is committed to eliminating sexual violence in Africa, and supporting survivors of rape and sexual abuse as they navigate healing & recovery.
3 Helpful Tips For Self therapy
Self therapy is a healing process and technique where an individual takes responsibility for their healing and recovery process, choosing to apply different approaches that will ultimately lead to recovery and wholeness.
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3. Address the impacts of these experiences with different tools and methods that foster healing, paying close attention to the different areas of your life that have been impacted by these experiences.
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When someone survives rape and other forms of abuse, there’s always what I call an underlying agenda.
Knowing what this agenda equips you to tackle it from the root and it helps you direct your attention and efforts towards overcoming the appropriate obstacles.
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Fear, shame, dissociation and different side effects of these traumatic experiences are all SYMPTOMS of a deeper problem.
In the free guide I wrote to help survivors navigate their healing journey, I talk about the three basic rape agenda, and first aid means to navigate healing