“What I felt is not uncommon among victims of rape or abuse. Rape is such a violation; the feeling of worthlessness is almost universal. It wasn’t my fault. But I was broken. No one would want me anymore.”Tagged: Rape, Abuse, surviving
“I didn’t feel like a whole person anymore. I felt like I was … like not even half, like I was just a portion of a human being. I just felt filthy and disgusting. I felt like, Who could ever want me back? Who could ever want to talk to me? Who would ever be my friend? I don’t know what the exact…”Tagged: Despair, Rape, Suffering, Family
“After I had been raped and brutalized, there was something new inside my soul. There was a burning now inside me, a fierce determination that no matter what I had to do, I was going to live!”Tagged: Rape, Recovery, Inner Strength