March 23rd, 2018
        
        			The cycle
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Not once but twice I was raped. The first time I was young, I was recovering from a medical procedure and used this truth as an excuse to not engage in sex with the man I was in a relationship with. He was much older than I, and I had...	
 
	
		
        			April 12th, 2015
        
        			Colored Hair and Diamond Tattoo
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Where do I begin. This is not my story anymore. It’s hers. Or not. It’s mine. Twenty years ago I was 13 years old. 13 years but looked like 10 years. I was already in a difficult situation when I met him. My mother had cancer and I was terrified...	
 
	
		
        			September 27th, 2018
        
        			Sexual assualt causes you not to be...
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I meet this guy in 5th grade in summer school, I thought he was cool, awesome and amazing until the very last day he smackes my butt and I had to tell the teacher but the teacher wasn’t available, the assistant however I told her and the assistant went to...	
 
	
		
        			November 9th, 2017
        
        			Gang rape and further sexual assaults
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		May 05 2001 is a date that will always be tattooed on my brain as that was the day I was raped. I was coming home from work and to save a few pounds I decided to take the bus. After a few minutes I realised I was being followed....	
 
	
		
        			March 10th, 2015
        
        			I Thought It Was Normal
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		As a child I was sexually abused by my Granddad, I thought it started when I was around 8 but I have since put lots of different pieces together and realized it had been happening since I was about 4 until I was 12. I knew I didn’t like what...	
 
	
		
        			November 18th, 2014
        
        			De Los 6 a Los 12
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Desperté con su aliento sucio y su lengua dentro de mi boca y, no entendí nada, quedé paralizada, tenía apenas 6 añitos y lo quería y admiraba… era mi abuelo. Esa noche, antes de irnos a la cama y con mi abuelo de visita, lloré desconsolada pues competíamos mis hermanos...	
 
	
		
        			October 16th, 2015
        
        			My Story
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 9 so I will not sugar coat the truth. I will share with you how I was forced to do, well what you wouldn’t have wanted to do. I will share with why I had teary eyes as he separated my thighs. But then again you might only...	
 
	
	
		Hola, no comprendo muy bien el idioma ingles por eso escribo esta corta historia en español, la persona que fue abusa es mi esposa cuan ella tenia 11 años por el esposo de una tía de ella y el esposo de una prima de ella. Al contarme esto sentí demasiada...	
 
	
		
        			November 20th, 2017
        
        			It never seems like Rape to me
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Let me start with a Thank You to Linor, the ladies at Brave Miss World, and the Women who Post. Sometimes it could be a small thing, but being there effects so many! I was 10, almost 11 when it happened. I was very well developed for my age, actually,...	
 
	
		
        			June 22nd, 2016
        
        			His Charming Ways
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		This all took place in the space of a week and this ls how it began I knew of this guy through a mutual friend he was my of girls ex boyfriends I never actually met him in real life but I know who he was via Twitter. He entered...	
 
	
		
        			May 18th, 2016
        
        			It Kills Me
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I need to share this on here so someone just anyone can tell me what to do. Yes, I was raped. I was at the park. I was laying down by a lake looking at the sky and it was about time to go home. I had closed my eyes...	
 
	
		
        			February 5th, 2018
        
        			The year that changed me
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I had my first kiss and lost my virginity at 19, I was also raped that same year. I wish I could say that my first time was with someone special, someone I genuinely trusted and cared about but that would be a lie. The truth is that I only...	
 
	
		
        			September 14th, 2016
        
        			Never Lose Hope
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Never lose hope. If you are being abused or have been abused, please seek help. Never give up hope. I love you and you matter. RAINN.ORG is a good source if you don’t know where to turn or need someone to talk to. No matter what you go through you...	
 
	
		
        			April 26th, 2017
        
        			My Snowball Effect
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My life has been a serious of many many struggles. But, I am grateful that they happened because I wouldn’t be the person that I am today. It started with my parents relationship. It was ever really good. But at the age of nine, I caught my Father cheating on...	
 
	
		
        			September 30th, 2017
        
        			My Best Friend’s Brother
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		A few months ago, back in February, I went through something I can’t ever forget. A little backstory, about a year ago in October, my boyfriend of a little over a year left me after telling me he wanted to marry me. I obviously was devastated and didn’t handle it...	
 
	
		
        			April 26th, 2017
        
        			My Snowball Effect
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My life has been a serious of many many struggles. But, I am grateful that they happened because I wouldn’t be the person that I am today. It started with my parents relationship. It was ever really good. But at the age of nine, I caught my Father cheating on...	
 
	
		
        			December 8th, 2015
        
        			Stronger Every Day
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 18 years old when it happened. I am now 34. It’s crazy to me to realize that it was almost half of my lifetime ago and yet something reminds me of it so often, even now. And then I see this documentary, and the tears surface without my...	
 
	
	
		Born A Girl When I was 10, I noticed men looking at me differently When I was 10 to 12 men and boys of all ages honked their horns, whistled and yelled profanities at me When I was 13 my friend and I were walking home in the daylight, when...	
 
	
		
        			January 18th, 2015
        
        			Guilt and Shame Almost Killed
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Guilt and shame almost killed my soul. I was 20 when I was raped. Me and my cousin finished what would be considered a disrespectful line of work for women “GoGo dancing.” She was seeing this guy from Juarez, Mexico who invited us over with his friends after work. So...	
 
	
		
        			August 31st, 2016
        
        			Raped in College
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 20 when I moved into my first apartment in college, I was date raped by my down stairs neighbor. I went to better myself with big thoughts of changing the world. I was drugged and raped by my down stairs neighbor. I tried to tell my best friend...	
 
	
		
        			February 8th, 2016
        
        			Couch Surfing
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’m living abroad right now. For new years, I had a lot of time off and I wanted to go somewhere I’ve never been that is a little farther away, but still cheap. So I bought my flight to Hong Kong. I realized after booking the flight that even though...	
 
	
		
        			July 17th, 2016
        
        			I Want to Live
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was 5 years old I slept over my cousins house. She wanted to play doctor. I never played before. Her mom walked in and sent me and my sister home. We never saw her again until we were older. Her mom blamed us but it was her idea....	
 
	
		
        			October 1st, 2018
        
        			Only I get to make choices for...
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’m the one who got myself that last beer that made me black out. I should’ve known my limits. If I really didn’t want it, why would I have let him into my dorm upstairs from the party? Maybe he was black out drunk too. Sometimes when I drink too...	
 
	
		
        			April 13th, 2015
        
        			A Meek Young Girl
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 17 at the time and my attacker was 16. We started dating in October. We were dating and everything was going great through our relationship. 2 months into our relationship his friends made fun of him by saying how I wasn’t a virgin and he was and that...	
 
	
		
        			October 20th, 2014
        
        			My Two Cents
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 17. Grew up in a small town, so when the doorbell rang I didn’t think twice about opening the door even though it was in the evening, and nearly everyone who I’ve told what happened told me “well why did you open the door?”. I asked myself that...	
 
	
		
        			July 5th, 2014
        
        			A Day My Life Changed Forever
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It was Thanksgiving Day, 2009. I was going to meet a long time friend. We had known each other for 7 yrs and had been each others support when his sister, my lover had passed away 2 yrs before. I trusted him, he was a green barret soldier, I didn’t...	
 
	
		
        			July 5th, 2016
        
        			I Am Finally FREE
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		What a trick. To beat and humiliate your baby throughout her formative years and then, after she is literally crippled by your hands, not just emotionally, but also with a brutal physical injury, you tell her she is too broken. To remind me I am other, to remind me I...	
 
	
		
        			November 21st, 2014
        
        			No Title Will Stop How I Feel
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		After watching Brave Miss World, I saw how strong victims have been. They’ve been able to share without feeling embarrassment and shame, which is what this movement has been about. I am not so brave as you all. I was molested as a child and stayed away from any human...	
 
	
		
        			November 25th, 2017
        
        			Sexual Assault by Chiropractor
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Dr. Richard Ulm of the Columbus Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Center in Dublin, OH was my chiropractor for a pelvis/lower back running injury I had been trying to recover from for 1 year using multiple techniques and doctors. I began noticing an unusual behavior from him and an unusual issues began...	
 
	
		
        			October 22nd, 2015
        
        			Rape at Bogota, Colombia
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Sueño / Recuerdo I was running running running Past the halls, the screams, the stairs My hand was busy on something -Probably the piece of glass I used to cut him. And then she ripped her necklace off Just as they ripped out clothes off Shattered glass -Another way of...	
 
	
		
        			March 12th, 2018
        
        			I’m Disgusted
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		A few weeks ago, my Boyfriend Alex and I joined up with some others celebrating the Eagles winning their 1st Super Bowl (E-A-G-L-E-S!), and many beers fell in the battles that followed. We ended up at Sue’s house, being a house, had bathrooms, and the only driver who could still...	
 
	
		
        			December 7th, 2017
        
        			Rape Being Considered a “Joke”
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Dear Readers, I am anonymous for a reason that me revealing this story is a danger to my life. The reason for this is because the rapist is somebody with high power. They are the son of this (something). I don’t know. I just know that for a fact that...	
 
	
		
        			September 6th, 2015
        
        			Gang Rape At 15 Years Old
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My name is Patricia. I’m 18 years old and when I was 15, I was stranger raped. I had gone out to a party with my friends at a club, it was her birthday. There were other people there I didn’t know. But I didn’t mind, first thing we did...	
 
	
		
        			June 13th, 2015
        
        			I Didn’t Know
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		So, I had this strange memory, I thought it was of a dream, but in it my best friend’s older brother was doing strange things to me. My young brain couldn’t comprehend it at the time, so I just set it aside. Many years later when I was having a...	
 
	
		
        			June 6th, 2015
        
        			I Was Only 7
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’m from a little town in Mexico (I apologize for my english) And my nightmare started when I was 7 years. I Was a little girl, a little happy girl… but when I started the school, my cousin, (a nephew from my father’s) raped me and changed everything. He was...	
 
	
		
        			June 3rd, 2014
        
        			My Boyfriend Raped Me
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My story I think is quite long, this is the first time I am writing it. I was raped, many times I do not know the number exactly, by my boyfriend of two years. I only realized it was rape after months in therapy trying to come to terms with...	
 
	
		
        			March 15th, 2017
        
        			I Blame Myself
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’ve never really came around to tell many people about my story, only because I’m always too embarrassed to repeat the horrid things that happened this night, but I think it’s time to finally share it. A couple of years ago, it was my senior year in high school. Everything...	
 
	
	
		I was raped for two years. And that was only the first person. During that two years there were others who tried and one who succeeded. All of this happened before my 18th birthday. My first relationship began when I was 16, it only took him a week into it...	
 
	
		
        			October 17th, 2016
        
        			A Night To Remember
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It was prom night. I was a sophomore so normally I wouldn’t be going but an older guy who played basketball with my brother Colt asked me. It was so much fun. After we all went out to eat and went bowling. Jackson, my date, dropped me off at my...	
 
	
		
        			December 16th, 2014
        
        			Molestation
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was raped, and molested at the age of 7. It is a very long story, but I played with my neighbors and their uncle is the one who did this to me. It was brought to the attention of a police women and our parents whom brushed it under...	
 
	
		
        			May 31st, 2015
        
        			Raped By Boyfriend
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Hello, to whoever is reading this. This is the second time I’ve ever told anyone about what happened to me, but my friend has persuaded me to talk about it. I was 14 at the time, (a year ago) and I was going out with first boyfriend (who was 17.)...	
 
	
	
		Hello Linor, I just want to say how inspiring I find you and how you have become a symbol of female power and strength. When I think of you, I don’t see a victim, I see a lioness who despite being hurt, doesn’t back down, doesn’t accept defeat and whose...	
 
	
		
        			June 23rd, 2014
        
        			Dirty Whore
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		was once innocent. But that part of me doesn’t exist anymore. When you’re raped you lose a piece of you in a sense. You find yourself left a different person with a broken spirit. I’m a shadow of the girl I use to be. Life is no longer safe and...	
 
	
		
        			November 20th, 2015
        
        			My Story
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was a young teenager. I’ve never been ultra skinny, so I started to develop curves on a young age, hips, boobies, ass. Apparently for my uncle that was a reason to go and touch my boobs. He would come in my room when I was studying or chatting with...	
 
	
		
        			May 27th, 2015
        
        			My Religious Teacher
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was in the third grade almost 9-10 years old. Just like normal children I played outside – football, dodge ball, swimming, riding. I lived in an army area in Gujranwala, a city in Pakistan. Since its traditional and important for Muslim children to learn arabic my parents had hired...	
 
	
		
        			April 14th, 2016
        
        			Letter to My Rapist
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		To you, You don’t know me, I don’t know you. No idea what you look like, but still, there you are. In my thoughts, in my dreams, in my life. A stranger, yet so close to me. Every day, every night. Especially at night, actually. I don’t even know your...	
 
	
		
        			December 6th, 2016
        
        			I’m Over Reacting
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My best friend was held back when we were in first grade because her parents split up, and her mom thought she could use a fresh start. I would often go to her house after school because it was the only way I could see her. She had a huge...	
 
	
		
        			December 1st, 2015
        
        			Suffered and Survived
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. I believe life is precious. You can only live one life, unfortunately. Death, can sweep you away in an instant. Some people just let it happen,...	
 
	
		
        			January 21st, 2018
        
        			Be Aware
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		A girl I date recently came forward to me about 2 occurrences. I really don’t know how to feel about it all because she is a victim of rape but she also put herself in each situation it occurred. The summer after her freshman year of college she went to...	
 
	
		
        			May 2nd, 2018
        
        			Childhood trauma and overcoming it
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My abuse started when I was ten years old, the abuse lasted for five years. I was raped seven times and molested countless times. Countless people had the power to step in and help or stop the abuse and no one had the courage to stand up for me. If...	
 
	
		
        			January 3rd, 2018
        
        			Drunken rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I decided to get drunk for the first time ( my first semester in college), I tried to be wise and have friends watch over me. A male friend from my dorm offered to be my “guardian angel” for the night and make sure I didn’t get into too...	
 
	
		
        			December 20th, 2016
        
        			My Ex Husband – My Biggest Enemy
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I fell in love with him in Greece ( Crete . I was about 14 years of age and i was so in love. I met him in the street for the first time on his motorbike. He had those brown eyes and hair. My mum knew him because she...	
 
	
		
        			January 7th, 2017
        
        			Black and Blue
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My story is a little different than the ones Ive read. And for a long time I didn’t see it as rape because of what I was reading. I now realize that I was raped an I need to go forward. The first step is to share my story. I...	
 
	
		
        			July 31st, 2018
        
        			Supe que fue un abuso cuando ya...
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Cuando tenia 5-6 años, no recuerdo la edad exacta, un primo mio de unos 17 años solia sentarme en sus piernas y frotarse sus partes conmigo. Nunca intentó tener relaciones conmigo pero fue algo que me afectó por años. No sabía si debía contarlo o no porque no sabía ni...	
 
	
		
        			May 27th, 2018
        
        			25 years of fear
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		For over 35 years I have been an electrical engineer. I became engineer when it was not easy for a female to get a job. The only jobs I could get to support my family required I travel to jobs at plants across the US for few months at each...	
 
	
		
        			October 15th, 2016
        
        			Date Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was married a long time and am now divorced, so therefore I’m not very experienced with dating. Recently I went on a date with a guy I knew about ten years and who was getting a divorce. We had a fantastic time. We talked often for another week and...	
 
	
		
        			May 24th, 2016
        
        			Broken Homes, Broken Families
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		my mum and I were always really close when I was younger, when something happened at home (I live with my dad) I could always vent o mum. when I was 7 years old, dad meet my step mum. they got married four years ago. they are now divorcing. my...	
 
	
		
        			January 8th, 2017
        
        			Stormy Night
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My story is not like the other stories… I lived on a military base with my family. I was always a Tom-boy kinda girl. I liked sports,hanging out with everyone and just living my 13 year old life.There was this guy named nick that lived next door to me. I...	
 
	
		
        			January 12th, 2015
        
        			Who Is To Blame?
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Seven months ago he was there when I was drunk. I don’t know his name and I never will. I know that I returned to my friends home with no underwear but a dress on. My dress was my only protection. I don’t know if I barely remember that night...	
 
	
		
        			September 21st, 2015
        
        			The Course of Seven Years
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was younger I was told that I would have to rely on my brain to get me places because I wasn’t going to meet someone who found me attractive physically. I went through most of my life with an extremely low self esteem and found it odd when...	
 
	
		
        			June 27th, 2014
        
        			The Monster With The Pretty Smile
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was in grade nine when I lost something that can never be returned. I just want to make it clear that I do not want anyone’s pity, or empathy. I don’t want people to say “that poor girl how could someone do something like that to her?” What’s done...	
 
	
		
        			May 30th, 2014
        
        			Sexual Abuse
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Hola. Tengo 25. La primera vez que fue abusada sexualmente fue por mi abuelo, yo tenía 7 u 8 años, cuando él me llamó a su habitación y me preguntó que si yo sabía besar, y yo le dije que no. Desde ahí empezaron una serie de actos desagradables. Cada...	
 
	
	
		You might not remember…I barely do. I was insecure then. I drank a lot…maybe more than I should have. But I didn’t think it would happen to me. I remember being at a party. The next thing I know I was in your bed. You were on top of me....	
 
	
		
        			July 21st, 2014
        
        			ללינור היקרה
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		היי לינור, קוראים לי אוריאן אני בת 16 מתל אביב. אני כותבת לך מכתב זה כי אני מעריכה אותך ורואה בך מודל לחיקוי. האומץ שבך,האסרטיביות,הכוח רצון,החוזק שיש בך נותנים לי כוח ורצון להמשיך הלאה. את אישה מדהימה ליונר, את לקחת את הכוח שיש לך לדברים טובים,לעזרה לזולת,ואני מתכוונת לכך שכשזכית...	
 
	
	
		I was doing well in school, and I was in ColorGuard and was a honor roll student than I met him. We started out as friends, we played video games together. Then we became good friends. I developed a likeness for him because he was the first male to ever...	
 
	
		
        			June 24th, 2014
        
        			I Am Not Brave
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It’s ruined my life and now I have multiple physical and mental conditions which have restricted my movement, motivation, and will to live. I now weigh almost 400 pounds and almost don’t care. I would end my life if I knew for sure I would not go to hell for...	
 
	
		
        			January 2nd, 2016
        
        			Despedida
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Hola soy una mujer de 31 años. Viví una situación muy confusa cuando era niña casi 9 o 10 años. Mis padres nos dejaban vacacional en la casa de mis abuelos que nos cuidaban, nos consentían con golosinas, ver televisión y jugar. Una tarde ya para llegar la noche nos...	
 
	
		
        			June 10th, 2016
        
        			Night Out
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I still don’t know if it is rape. My therapist says it was, and so do the police and my parents, but I don’t want to believe it. I met a group of guys and they all seemed so nice, they let me smoke with them and invited me home....	
 
	
		
        			June 24th, 2014
        
        			Multiple Times
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Raped by a caregiver at 6 years old and then again after he was released from captivity. Second rape was also kidnapping and stabbing to punish me for telling the first time. I almost died. I blocked the trauma from my memory. My mother tried to get me help but...	
 
	
		
        			July 11th, 2014
        
        			Didn’t Know Until Later
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am 25 now, and when I was from the ages of 4 to 13 I was molested by my mother’s half sister. I didn’t realize it was molestation because I found out later on in life that she had been grooming me most of my life. I finally told...	
 
	
		
        			September 5th, 2010
        
        			גבר אלים וחולני
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		לקראת גיל 15 התחלתי לצאת עם בחור שהיה גדול ממני בשנה, לאחר חודשיים בערך ביחד הייתה בנינו מריבה מטופשת במהלך המריבה הוא נהייה אלים כלפי זאת הפעם הראשונה בעצם שהוא הרים עליי יד, הביא לי סטירה שהפילה אותי על הריצפה וכשאני שוכבת על הרצפה הביא לי מכה חזרה בבטן עם...	
 
	
		
        			April 20th, 2009
        
        			Thank you for speaking out…
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I would like to first of all, praise all the women who’ve shared their stories on this website. It is a brave thing to discuss a topic so horrific and traumatizing. Speaking from personal experience, I know what kind of strength and courage that is needed to do such a...	
 
	
		
        			April 21st, 2016
        
        			I Didn’t Even Know Him
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		A couple of years ago back when I was in my senior year of high school some of my friends convinced me to go to this party. It was the last and first party I will ever go to. I didn’t plan to have any drinks at this party. All...	
 
	
		
        			August 30th, 2015
        
        			Is It Rape When It’s Your Husband??
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was married at 16 to a man that was not a good guy. Is it still rape when it comes to your husband?? I had two small children aged about 2 & 3 at the time. I was about 19. He became very mentally ill, crazy if he did...	
 
	
		
        			April 10th, 2017
        
        			College Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I went away to college, after being in a very mentally abusive relationship before, I was craving love and attention. I met a guy in my first week at college he was 18 and cute, I was amazed that he wanted to hang out with me so I fell for...	
 
	
		
        			October 13th, 2017
        
        			My experience
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		This is for the people who look twice over mental illnesses. Let me shed some light about my mental illness. When I was about 7 or 8 years old I was sexually abused against my will to help achieve some horny teens sexual enjoyment. He lived next to me almost...	
 
	
		
        			November 14th, 2010
        
        			Erase and Rewind
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		גדלתי מילדה ונערה לאישה – אבל בתור אחת שהיו לה קצת רגשי נחיתות וכזו שהסתובבה בעיקר עם חברים בנים ושלושת אחיי הגדולים – הייתי טיפה רחוקה מהנשיות שלי- היה בי משהו מעורב בין נסיכה ביישנית לבין טום בוי חוצפנית- וכך יצא שעד גיל 21 עוד הייתי בתולה -מחוסר בחיבור לגוף...	
 
	
		
        			January 28th, 2015
        
        			It Started With Date Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was only 16 years old and had been dating a guy from another high school for about three months. I invited him to a dance, sort of a pre-prom prom dance for sophomores in high school. On the way home he gave me a lot of alcohol -shots ,beer,...	
 
	
		
        			August 7th, 2015
        
        			Gang Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 14 when I was raped. I went out with my friends to a party where i met these guys there were 3 or 4 of them. They looked at me and complimented on my beauty. Saying “You are a really pretty girl” and “what’s your secret?” I said...	
 
	
		
        			December 7th, 2017
        
        			Rape Being Considered a “Joke”
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Dear Readers, I am anonymous for a reason that me revealing this story is a danger to my life. The reason for this is because the rapist is somebody with high power. They are the son of this (something). I don’t know. I just know that for a fact that...	
 
	
		
        			June 11th, 2016
        
        			A Letter to My Rapist
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Yesterday I sent this letter to the guy who raped me 33 years ago. —, I never imagined writing this letter. I am sure it will surprise you to receive it. It is a letter long overdue. Maybe you already know this, but in the past few years, more and...	
 
	
		
        			December 2nd, 2014
        
        			Freshman Year
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I think the hardest part is the amount of friends I lost after being raped. Maybe they don’t realize that they’re treating you differently, but as the one affected, it’s pretty obvious. Friends don’t know how to deal with you. Family doesn’t know how to deal with you. If something...	
 
	
		
        			January 20th, 2014
        
        			הטראומה הכי קשה בחיי
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		הייתי בת 19 באתי מבית דתי הכרתי אותו מבוגר ממני ב20 שנה הכיר לי את העולם החילוני , הכל אצלו היה מתוכנן הכניס אותי להריון והתחתנו עוד לא עיקלתי מה קרה לי אני כבר אמא כל הנישואים לא הבנתי למה הוא מכה וצועק ומתעלל פיזית ומינית תמיד אמר לי “את...	
 
	
		
        			March 13th, 2018
        
        			Digging my own grave
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		From age 6 to 15 I was sexually abused. First it started with touching, then he would make me preform oral sex or he would get on top of me and try to put it inside but I was so little and that could risk him getting caught so he’d...	
 
	
		
        			December 20th, 2014
        
        			Not Guilty
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was sexually abused by a close family ‘friend’. He was married with two children. He manipulated and ‘groomed’ me and my whole family into trusting him. The sexual advances towards me started around age 9 years old, and escalated over the years to follow. After years of control and...	
 
	
		
        			February 14th, 2017
        
        			I Thought I Was Safe
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It was sophomore year of college and I was so happy to move back on campus. It had never occurred to me that with the independence and freedom I found in college, there also came many things I needed to be aware of that could compromise my safety. I was...	
 
	
		
        			July 8th, 2014
        
        			I Still Blame Myself
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It goes back to November 2013. I cheated on my long-term boyfriend. He didn’t find out until February of 2014. However, one of the first people I told was a male I met on my Birthright trip to Israel. I feel because I told him I cheated, he thought I...	
 
	
		
        			August 12th, 2016
        
        			Young and Unaware
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’m 19 now and it took 4 years for me to process what had happened. I really only became aware of it 1 year ago. But when I was 14, I was dating a boy who was 17. I had lied about my age and he thought I was 15,...	
 
	
		
        			July 6th, 2015
        
        			Still Haven’t Healed
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was raped while on a second date with a guy I had met at a bar. I was 18 and a virgin. My family was very strict catholic and sex was never something that was discussed. One night I met a guy. He seemed really nice. I didn’t have...	
 
	
		
        			January 17th, 2016
        
        			No Justice
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 15 when I got raped. I consented at first, I mean it was supposed to be a rebound that’s how I got to the guys house. I met him through others. And he lived near a place that I volunteered for. Everyone told me he’s insane, but I...	
 
	
		
        			September 4th, 2018
        
        			Feelings After I was Raped 20 plus...
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am always screaming inside. What is Normal. I forgot who I was before I was raped. What is it like to be Happy. I never really sleep. I am always mad. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about my Rapist(s). Why I never told anyone. I...	
 
	
		
        			January 4th, 2018
        
        			Rude awakening
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Startled awake, I was staring at a shotgun pointed at my face. He told me in a rude term what he was going to do, and ripped my nightie pretty much off. He then pushed between my legs, holding the shotgun in one hand. To be honest, I didn’t notice...	
 
	
	
		Few years ago, I went overseas for my Studies. I was staying with my dad’s brother, my uncle who had bad drinking habits. I never get to know my dad’s family very well because they were living overseas. I was around 10 years old when I saw them last time....	
 
	
		
        			January 1st, 2017
        
        			Out For A Walk
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I went out with my dog on Christmas day and three men with a dog I saw out of the corner of me eye. I turned to look to cross the road and saw one of them staring. I heard shouting and went to go a different way home and...	
 
	
		
        			August 15th, 2014
        
        			Kibbutz
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’ve just finished watching your amazing documentary, it’s taken me a couple of months of knowing about it to finally be able to press play. I’m so pleased I did, I cried for you Linor, I cried for myself and I cried for all the strong women who spoke, and...	
 
	
		
        			November 14th, 2016
        
        			Powerful
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I just watched the movie on Netflix. I’m in tears never told a soul what happened. I’m 38 yrs old and I was raped and molested at 7 yrs old by family friends. I’m in therapy for ptsd and anxiety. Came across the movie on Netflix and it was simply...	
 
	
	
		I was 19 years old when it happened. I was out with my best friend (at the time). She invited me to a game night and drinks with her, her boyfriend and their friends. I remember going there, having a drink… that’s all I remember…. until the next morning. I...	
 
	
		
        			October 28th, 2016
        
        			What I Now Feel, Because of Him
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’m in a dark place, a very dark and empty room. I sit in the furthest corner away from the door, trapped inside my own thoughts. Im away from the world, trapped in a dark room with pain, violence and torture keeping me company. I can’t move or speak, Im...	
 
	
	
		Although I was not raped until the age of 23 I need to start my story much earlier. When I was about 7 or 8, my older cousin, who was only one year older than me began touching me. At that age I don’t think I really understood what was...	
 
	
		
        			July 16th, 2015
        
        			How Could It Have Happened
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am currently with someone. However, the last person to have sex with me is not him. Because I was raped. I was in bed and pretty much falling asleep. I had a rough day because of a sad falling out with a friend. I wasn’t in the mood for...	
 
	
		
        			January 9th, 2015
        
        			Isn’t Any Proof
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was raped 5 months ago by a man I kind of “dating”. I had invited him around to my house to watch a film with me and he suddenly got pushy. I kept saying no, and he kept going. He gave me an infection because he didn’t use a...	
 
	
		
        			July 7th, 2014
        
        			I Too Was Raped
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was raised in a very strict and religious household. In high school I would come to my mother and we would pray over the girls in my school that would have sex. I have always believed that sex is for marriage and marriage only. outside of marriage it is...	
 
	
		
        			May 25th, 2016
        
        			Trapped In a Fantasy World
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I grew up with my grandma and visiting my granddad every second weekend. Wasn’t exactly the normal growing up. When I was 13 years old I moved in with my Uncle and Aunty. They had 3 other children. His name was Chris and hers Karen. Chris told me he wanted...	
 
	
	
		From the time I was very little my own father was a sexual predator in my life and my sister. I am sure my mother and my step mother knew how he was and just buried their heads in the sand. I wonder how many mothers just keep silent when...	
 
	
		
        			April 11th, 2009
        
        			Survivors of Continuous Events of Sexual ABUSE
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am 23 y/o of Multiracial Ethnicities, Filipino-Spanish-American. Struggling w/the issue of being multiracial and identifying my sexual identity. I am a survivor of 10 years of child incest/rape by my father from 6-17 years old. I was date raped again by a friend in college, he brought alcohol over,...	
 
	
		
        			September 5th, 2010
        
        			גבר אלים וחולני
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		לקראת גיל 15 התחלתי לצאת עם בחור שהיה גדול ממני בשנה, לאחר חודשיים בערך ביחד הייתה בנינו מריבה מטופשת במהלך המריבה הוא נהייה אלים כלפי זאת הפעם הראשונה בעצם שהוא הרים עליי יד, הביא לי סטירה שהפילה אותי על הריצפה וכשאני שוכבת על הרצפה הביא לי מכה חזרה בבטן עם...	
 
	
		
        			October 1st, 2018
        
        			What To Do IF You’re Not Raped...
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am writing, because none of the other 120 media people I contacted thought I was worth a moment of their time to respond. I am truly grateful for the “Me Too” movement that is spreading across our Country, and for the first time, America’s focus is on women who...	
 
	
		
        			October 17th, 2015
        
        			Never Even Knew
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I went out with a friend to our favorite bar. I had two drinks and the my one friend left. I was socializing and we were talking about fire ball and one guy offered to get me and his friend a shot. Then 2 more. Within mins everything was black...	
 
	
		
        			December 6th, 2015
        
        			A Fun Night
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was out with my girl friends in a bar where I met this guy from Brazil named Matheus. He introduced himself and asked me for a drink, while chatting he seemed to be interesting and intelligent person. Later we find out that we have a friend in common he...	
 
	
	
		I was a freshman in high school so it was the world to be dating a senior. Until you get passed the fact that he’s just 4 years older and that he is mentally and verbally abusive. Not to mention the boy cheated on me. But he had me so...	
 
	
		
        			October 27th, 2015
        
        			My Sister
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’ve had a most happy life, but my sister was molested as a child. She will ever recover. Sorry, too difficult to write.	
 
	
		
        			February 4th, 2017
        
        			Thank you
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Dear Brave Miss World Community, For the last two years I have had the privilege of reading and responding to many of your posts. It is an honor to hold space and watch healing unfold as survivors share their experiences, many for the first time. I wanted to take a...	
 
	
		
        			May 16th, 2017
        
        			Why I Am The Way I Am
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		June 23, 2016 is the day when I lost myself. I am not the same person as I used to be. The happy preppy girl died. Daniel killed that girl. All the people that were involved wont ever be forgiven. Its May 14, 2017 and I still suffer the pain....	
 
	
		
        			February 25th, 2018
        
        			Abused and defeated
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was sexually abused when I was 8 years old by a teenager who lived in my neighbourhood, the abuse occurred for a couple of months, I had no idea what was going on but knew that something wasn’t right, so I started to avoid going out to play, my...	
 
	
	
		I felt so nasty, hurt and betrayed. I didn’t even know him. He didn’t even know me but he’s been inside me. I was walking home in when this man popped up out no where asking for money. I’m only 13, I have no money, so of course I said...	
 
	
		
        			January 25th, 2018
        
        			Too drunk to respond
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was living in a university dorm. I was 18. I had had too much to drink and my older next door neighbor had said that he would help me as I had cut my hand on glass. He took me into his room. He started to kiss me and...	
 
	
		
        			September 7th, 2009
        
        			עדיין מציק
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		וואו אני לא יודעת מאיפה להתחיל עברתי 3 מקרים וזה עדיין מציק אני בת 31 אמא ל2 ילדי מקסימים כשהייתי בת בערך 15 ליוויתי את חברה שלי הבייתה דרך איזו סימטה מוארת לפתע שמענו שמישהו הולך אחרינו הגברנו את קצב ההליכה וגם הוא הגביר ומכיוון שאני הייתי הכי קרובה אליו...	
 
	
		
        			July 27th, 2014
        
        			A Picture
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		January, 2002- August, 2009, I tended bar at night. The establishment was a 3 minute drive, to-and-fro. In late August of 2009, I became a first-time homebuyer and moved to an adorable subdivision approximately 45 minutes away and returned to college, life was really great. July, 2011, I received a...	
 
	
		
        			February 6th, 2017
        
        			I Said No
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		They made me do a module on sexual assault and harassment. I listened. I did it. I read 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted. I told myself it would never be me. I would never put myself in that situation. And then the storm came. I liked you...	
 
	
		
        			March 22nd, 2016
        
        			New Years Eve Party
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It happened on mew years eve and i went to a party with my cousin chris and his girlfriend vanda. So when i got to the party there was so many liquor and then vanda asked me if i wanted any. i said no because i’m 16 then i said...	
 
	
		
        			August 24th, 2009
        
        			חיה בשני עולמות מקבילים
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		מאיפה בכלל מתחילים לרשום את הסיפור שלי כשמרגישה שלא משנה כמה אני ירשום- זה פשוט לא יהיה מספיק. אני חיה בתוך הסוד הזה כבר שנים רבות- רבות מדי. אני בת 25, לאחרונה סיימתי את התואר הראשון שלי. למרות הכאב שאני חייה בחיי- לאורך השנים תמיד וידאתי שאת כל הכוחות שלי...	
 
	
		
        			October 26th, 2016
        
        			Once, Twice, Three Times A Victim
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was 12 years old, my 18 year old cousin lived with us for a while. For months he would sneak into my room in the middle of the night or just get me alone for a few minutes to do whatever he felt like. He would force himself...	
 
	
		
        			November 14th, 2018
        
        			Six months in the making..
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I visited this website one week after I was raped in search of story like mine to convince myself what happened to me was rape. Six months ago I went out for the last weekend at college with my friends for a “girls night”. I was drugged at a local...	
 
	
	
		Dear God, Turn me into a unicorn. Sincerely, Me. A unicorn. My first memories as well as current thinking that comes to mind when I hear the term “unicorn” is my Lisa Frank trapped keeper and the 500 page sticker sheets that made their comeback debut at Target dollar spot...	
 
	
		
        			December 7th, 2015
        
        			No Longer Keeping the Peace
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I don’t remember when my abuser began touching me; I guess I was too young. When I was 6-years-old my mother asked me if anyone touched me, and I finally admitted it was my teenage cousin. He would bring me into his room, turn off the lights, and turn on...	
 
	
		
        			September 21st, 2015
        
        			Raped By a Family Member
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was sexually abused twice by a cousin when I was 8 years, although I do not remember anything from my childhood this painful event has been in my mind since it happened, I can remember everything: colors, smells, ambiances. Years passed by and somehow I got close to this...	
 
	
		
        			May 31st, 2017
        
        			What am I doing wrong
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My first experience with sexual abuse was at age 3 or 4, I don’t remember but my mother told me in an almost joking matter about what the 14 year old girl next door made me do. Again almost everyday in the 7th and 8th grade. The school bus was...	
 
	
		
        			March 25th, 2015
        
        			Lying Child Molester
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was 14 I had met a guy who told me he was 18. Even though I told him I didn’t want to date he kept persisting and eventually we did have sex. Soon after our consensual sex I had received a phone call from his 17 year old...	
 
	
		
        			July 14th, 2016
        
        			I Thought I was Safe
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was in class and I thought I was safe. It was my freshman year of high school and it was the week of finals. We didn’t have a final in that class so all of us got to play games. I sat next to him bc my friend was...	
 
	
		
        			March 4th, 2017
        
        			Forgiving The Rapist
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My wife was date raped 10 years ago. We have been together for 7 years, so it was 3 years before I met her. She was at a bar with some friends, she met a guy. She had just gone through a bad breakup and was in a bad spot....	
 
	
		
        			June 11th, 2025
        
        			Just Words
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Just words. You have trouble talking about these things. You realize you have trouble talking about a lot of things. You remember being excited about your first job at Dairy Queen. One of your friends works there and you know a lot of people work there as a summer job....	
 
	
	
		I was raped the first time when I was 2. It began a lifetime of torture and abuse at the hands of several perpetrators. I am now 34 and the last time I was raped by one of these men was in 2016. I am trying to speak out but...	
 
	
	
		Before reading: English is not my first language. Be aware before you Judge me. Thank you. I can’t explain how it felt. The hardest part of my story is, that not only did he take away my trust, he took away a part of my memory, a crucial part, that...	
 
	
	
		I am torn at 24 years old. I was not raised right. My dad was a sicko. I have not let the world know. As young as I can remember he used to touch me, molest me. In the same bed as my mother would be in while she was...	
 
	
		
        			June 2nd, 2015
        
        			My Army Fiance
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 18. He was 21. He had been back from a deployment over in the middle east for 2 and a half. We started dating after spending time on the phone and in person. We were great, no problems at all. Except I refused to have sex. I am...	
 
	
		
        			December 17th, 2015
        
        			Not Living the Life I Once Lived
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was rape almost 2 years ago. Not in a brutal way that caused much physical damage. Most of the damage was emotional and I still live with it today. I used to go into huge depression where I could not even get out of bed. I was in college...	
 
	
		
        			October 10th, 2016
        
        			Did I Deserve It
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		A couple of months ago I went to London. I was there for two weeks staying in halls and knew no one. I was lonely. Having met him once before at a uni party, we’d liked each other and texted every so often. I knew he lived nearby and desperate...	
 
	
		
        			February 20th, 2018
        
        			Nine Years Worth of Abuse
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Guilt. Shame. Embarrassment. Relent. These are all things I feel daily, and it comes and goes. I feel as though I can never be happy, because of the monster I feel I am at heart. I grew up with my mom and my stepdad. Both of these people are tremendously...	
 
	
		
        			October 22nd, 2014
        
        			After 14 Years
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I wasn’t stabbed, beaten, or even hurt. There were no marks on my body. Two and a half years after it happened, the police officer, detective, and lawyer to whom I told my story all believed me and were respectful and empowering. In so many ways, I have been lucky....	
 
	
		
        			August 3rd, 2014
        
        			A Self Destructive Life
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was sexually abused by my stepfather from age 5 until age 13. My mom knew and did nothing. Actually she told me when I was 10 that… ” everyone has hardships and this was mine so shut up and deal with it.” I was also abused by 2 of...	
 
	
		
        			September 13th, 2014
        
        			Bad Programming
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I don’t know if any of you other survivors have come to a situation that has forced you to just stand back, and stare at that dark private part of your life. Where you ponder exactly when you veered off the road that would have kept you ‘normal’. I’ve had...	
 
	
		
        			June 5th, 2014
        
        			Por Fin Puedo Decirlo
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Es la primera vez que hablo de ésto, el único que llego a saberlo ya está en el cielo cuidando de mi, mi amado abuelito…. Sucedió cuando era una niña, al comienzo no entendía que había ocurrido pero con el paso del tiempo lo entendí y ahora creo que muchas...	
 
	
	
		I was 20 just before my 21st birthday. I was in college, out at a party with some friends. We’d been drinking and having a good time. A friend came over to me and said that this guy she’d been interested in had invited her to come over to his...	
 
	
		
        			September 28th, 2015
        
        			Continue to Survive
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was molested at 2, I remember waking and going to sleep with older boy on top of me, but I was also molested by my father until I was 6, I Kept That From happening to my sister. If you knew back than the highlight of my life was...	
 
	
		
        			April 17th, 2016
        
        			3 Strikes and No More
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Instead of writing several small posts, I decided to write one really long post. I had a rough time with guys all my life. I used to get bullied a lot by guys. But I never imagined my problems with men would get worse. In fact, I was raped 3...	
 
	
		
        			November 11th, 2015
        
        			Second Date
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I had gone out on one date with this guy and it was really nice. There wasn’t any pressure to even kiss at the end of our date so it ended with a hug. The second date wasn’t even really a date. He had invited me to come over to...	
 
	
		
        			October 9th, 2015
        
        			I Thought He Loved Me
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was sixteen and in a relationship with my ex boyfriend. We were only dating for a couple months at the time but I loved him already. We had many mutual friends and we lived in the same city. He treated me like a princess. He would buy me nice...	
 
	
		
        			November 16th, 2017
        
        			Anniversary
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It was my first love, my first sexual relationship. I gave him everything and broke down all of my walls for him. It was the anniversary of a very hard day for me, and he poured me a glass of wine to share. He insisted I drink more. After we...	
 
	
	
		Cuando tenía 23 años de edad empecé a trabajar con el ejército de mi país por 6 meses. Allí conocí a un teniente que al principio nos llevábamos bien, conversábamos, etc. Teníamos las habitaciones continuas. Un día, él me llamó y él estaba dentro de su habitación, yo no pensé...	
 
	
		
        			July 1st, 2014
        
        			7th Grade Assault
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am in 10th grade. 15 years old. It has been 3 years since my rape. I was 13, in 7th grade, still figuring myself out. During this time, I was going to a new school, a high school and middle school combined. I had recently been fitted for hearing...	
 
	
		
        			July 8th, 2014
        
        			Impacted Forever
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was a private duty nurse taking care of a very critical patient. I was very foolish and trusted the Son that lived in the home. He was very kind and caring. I had been working there for over 6.5 months. One day the Son and 2 friends came in...	
 
	
		
        			March 23rd, 2016
        
        			Afraid of the Truth
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		i’m 28 years old and have been in trauma therapy for close to three years since its happen, and i still have a very hard time speaking about it. it happened while i was in israel for a 2 week vacation during college. i had had a few drinks and...	
 
	
		
        			January 23rd, 2015
        
        			So Now What?
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Upon finding this site, all I have to say is I believe that in this world there is only one solution to rape, pedophiles, and all that nasty shit that goes on, and that is death. Those filthy rats that are human cannot be forgiven, and for those who oppose...	
 
	
		
        			August 29th, 2020
        
        			Why you should talk to your daughters...
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		At 16 I began dating my first serious boyfriend. I kept it a secret from my mom since she made it feel like I couldn’t talk to her about anything, love, sex, school, nothing. I had recently turned 16 and he was 17 at the time. We went to the...	
 
	
	
		I just finished watching Brave Miss World and it inspired me to share for the first time my experiences. Between the age of 6 and 8, the older son (he was 16) of a family friend sexually abused me. He always said not to tell. I felt so ashamed that...	
 
	
		
        			November 14th, 2017
        
        			Mistaken Identity
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Drunk at a party, I guess one of the most common phrases in the stories. I passed out on the couch, with my head on a good friend’s shoulder, and he was equally passed out. When I awoke, we were still on the couch, but I felt funny. My bra...	
 
	
		
        			October 21st, 2015
        
        			6 to 20
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 6 years old when I was molested by a neighbor who’s daughter I played with. After a year I told my older brothers and they told my parents. After I talked with my parents and they told the man to get counseling. At six I had no idea...	
 
	
		
        			June 20th, 2016
        
        			Naive College Freshman
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was only 18. I wanted to save myself for marriage, and had managed to make it through a year long high school romance without having sex. When I got to college, I started drinking a lot because I could and it was fun. I attended my first frat party...	
 
	
		
        			June 20th, 2018
        
        			A Silent Fighter
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I will not be a victim, I will be a voice. Although my voice may shake I am not weak. I am not just a survivor, I am a fighter! A girls night out took a turn for the worst, innocent flirting and being a tease with no intentions, became...	
 
	
		
        			November 29th, 2014
        
        			Justice a Joke
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I had just moved into the neighborhood to start my new job at a high school when my housemate introduced me to our neighbor and his two kids. We hit it off right away and became close friends. He’d always invite myself and others to dinner where he would cook...	
 
	
	
		When I was 20 years old I left my boyfriend after 1 year of emotional, mental, and physical abuse. Soon after I missed my period. I went to his house to speak with him about the possibility and he was drunk. Instead of speaking with him I went to leave,...	
 
	
		
        			June 17th, 2014
        
        			Seis Años
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		A los seis años fui a la fiesta de una tia buela una de las tantas reuniones que hacen en mi familia y cuando fui al baño el hijo de esa tia me llevo a su cuarto y abuso de mi yo trate de llamar a mi mama pero tenian...	
 
	
		
        			September 7th, 2009
        
        			הסיפור שלי…
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		במשך 3 שנים עברתי התעללות מינית מצד בן דוד, הוא היה נוגע בי ואונס אותי יום אחרי יום ואני לא התנגדתי ולא אמרתי כלום… פשוט נתתי לי לו לעשות הכל… אף אחד לא ראה.. הוא איים עליי לא לספר ותמיד אמר שהוא אוהב אותי ושזה משחק רק של שנינו… כל...	
 
	
	
		The first time I was raped. I was 18, I never thought of it as rape until recently, but I guess it was. I’d been drinking and there just wasn’t a clear line of consent. I was too out of it to say yes or no. And the guy had...	
 
	
		
        			December 16th, 2016
        
        			Confused by Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I would like to start by saying the recent rape is indeed all of my fault and i now feel completely disgusting and hate myself. And please try to understand where I’m coming from before judging me too badly…. I had a hard time with love and figuring it out....	
 
	
		
        			March 17th, 2016
        
        			Raped By A Registered Sex Offender
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 40 years old when it happened to me. I was a virgin because of my faith and beliefs about not having sex outside of marriage and I have never been married. I’m also physically disabled–I was using a walker at the time and waiting for my insurance to...	
 
	
		
        			December 28th, 2016
        
        			Ignored
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It was three months before my ffifth birthday when “scooby” came into my life. Everyone called him that because he looked like Shaggy from Scooby Doo; I don’t remember his actual name though. What I do remember is how he would hug me a little too long or kiss me...	
 
	
		
        			March 15th, 2018
        
        			Finally ready to tell my story
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My story began when I was 17. It was a few weeks before Halloween. I had been dating this guy my sister went to school with. We always partied together. He was a recovering drug addict. He was also a bit older than me, 25. I remember sitting in my...	
 
	
		
        			June 13th, 2016
        
        			Brock and Will
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		With the whole Brock Turner trial coming to light and the arguments and letters surrounding it, it only felt fitting that I right a response to this situation. Therefore, I must start from the beginning, my history and understanding of rape. What is rape? Rape is non-consensual sex. But what...	
 
	
		
        			September 8th, 2015
        
        			The Day I Was Raped and Abandoned
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		1.9.07 It is the same every year. Every year the leaves turn, and there is that slight twinge in my leg, a hesitant reminder of times past. Every year as the winds change, there is that slight catch when you take a deep breath. A catch not from the cold...	
 
	
		
        			April 8th, 2015
        
        			Who is Responsible?
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		On the night of my 14th birthday I went out with a few friends. We ended up going to a restaurant. The table in front of us was empty for 5 minutes. Next, there’s a man with dark hair, glasses, and comfortable clothes on. He sits there and stares straight...	
 
	
		
        			June 29th, 2017
        
        			Broken Girl
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It all started when I was nine years old and I was sent to foster care. My foster mom had two older sons and they would each take turns touching on me and making me touch them. My foster mom would make me sleep in the same bed with them...	
 
	
		
        			January 29th, 2017
        
        			The Night That Changed Me
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I apologize for this being a tad on the long side, it is the first time I am sharing my full story with anyone and it was very therapeutic to write out every detail. I thank everyone for taking the time to read my story, and sharing in my healing….....	
 
	
		
        			January 17th, 2022
        
        			You had no rights
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		“Meet me after school, today. I wanted to tell you something,” a boy from my class said, “…in private,” he added, looking at my friend, whom I was talking to. My friend raised an eyebrow at me and I shrugged. “Where?” I asked. “Uhh… At the back of the school.”...	
 
	
		
        			March 21st, 2016
        
        			Child Abuse
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was abused as a child. He was my parents friend, and his children were my friends. He wanted me to touch his penis, one time he was supposed to drive me to his kids school but instead he drove to an isolated area near the forest. Then he pulled...	
 
	
		
        			December 1st, 2016
        
        			My Relationship With Dad
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		This is hard to write about, because its still going on. My dad is still using me, and have been for almost a year now. I don’t remember everything about the first time he raped me. I was 16 and my mom was away on a business trip. She works...	
 
	
	
		מרגיש מכני נושא הסיפור: והסיפור: כלכך ישיר לנושא כלכך מורכב אני שכנה שלך ממש חדשה ברחוב הסחלב 96 רמת פולג בעלך עבד עם חבר שלי שמנהל את הקפה קפה באמנון ותמר 6 (של אבא שלי) הסיפור שלי כזה הייתי ילדה שמחה מאוד ואז זה הפסיק פעם אחת קצרה ,אבל כלכך...	
 
	
		
        			December 21st, 2015
        
        			Not A Trustworthy Man
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I always looked up to my uncles as father figures when my father was not around (he worked a lot). I never once thought that an uncle of mine, a father figure to me would do such a thing to me. Two or three summers ago, my aunt and mother...	
 
	
		
        			October 22nd, 2018
        
        			It is not my fault
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		The first incident I can really vividly remember was my freshman year of high school. I went to a school that required us to wear uniforms and I had to take the metro to school every day. I was sitting down by myself and a guy got on the train...	
 
	
		
        			September 6th, 2016
        
        			The Night My Life Got Destroyed
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was foolish…my very close “friend” raped me with his friends it destroyed me. At that time i was 17 and he was 19 , we where friends ever since our childhood and we were neighbors-he betrayed my trust he betrayed our friendship. My mom made it clear on that...	
 
	
		
        			September 27th, 2015
        
        			Feeling Dirty
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Shalom Linor, I am 37, from Iraq. I was raped when I was 8 years old by a relative who was a teen ager at the time, he constantly threatened me that he would tell everyone, so I was turned into his sex slave for a short while. I remember...	
 
	
		
        			February 7th, 2015
        
        			Returning to Mexico
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		First of all, I am very proud of any rape survivor. I’m proud of how strong we all are and how much stronger we become through this experience, even though the healing process is so hard and takes very long. But we can do it, and in the end we...	
 
	
		
        			September 25th, 2017
        
        			Walk Me?
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Saturday, I was out at Karaoke @ Rigby’s Bar with a set of close friends. I had drinks, but wasn’t drunk. I had to work in the morning, so I wasn’t staying late. I was worried about getting raped on the way to my car, so I asked for an...	
 
	
		
        			May 16th, 2018
        
        			By my friend
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was hanging with my friend from school. We are both in a mainstream learning disabled program. We were in my room playing a console game. He was excited as he won fight after fight. Without any warning, he threw me down on the rug, and removed my sweat pants....	
 
	
		
        			November 15th, 2016
        
        			Hidden Emotions
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My girlfriend and I have been dating for a little over two years. When we first started dating she told me that she had been raped and was very matter of fact about it. The only details she gave me was that it was someone in her family. Fast forward...	
 
	
		
        			March 20th, 2017
        
        			Abused as a Child
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’m 19 now, but every single day my mind will keep on repeating the same old thing over again. I want it to stop but I CAN’T. I’m from the Southeast Asia, It happened when I was around 8 or 9 years old, on the second day of a festival...	
 
	
		
        			December 6th, 2015
        
        			Cruel Kids
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 14 and in my last year of Jr. High. A lot of girls didn’t like me so I just wanted friends I had a friend invite me to a party for senior ditch day and I went got there and everyone who hated me was there I felt...	
 
	
		
        			August 22nd, 2016
        
        			Finally Accepting I Was Raped
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My story starts my first year of high school. I was the youngest person in my class; starting my freshman year at 13 years old. It was the first time being mixed together in classes with people older than myself. I was very sheltered by my parents, never allowed to...	
 
	
		
        			March 6th, 2014
        
        			In Denial of My Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was fifteen and sixteen, I was in an abusive relationship. He raped me four times, and had me convinced that it wasn’t rape because we were together. He would tell me things like, “I love you so much. I just couldn’t help it.” and “Don’t you love me?...	
 
	
		
        			February 15th, 2015
        
        			Sex Slave
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It all began when they became my best friends. I was the only girl in a very small neighborhood in the country. There was no business within miles. A mile long dirt road curving through a hill by a river. I was 9 years old when it began. The leader...	
 
	
		
        			September 15th, 2017
        
        			Online dating
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I have been raped three times in my life. Once was with a boyfriend in high school when I was 17. His sexual preferences changed as ours all do, but mine stayed the same and we didn’t like the same things anymore. But that didn’t stop him from getting what...	
 
	
		
        			June 13th, 2018
        
        			Today, I Let It All Go
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My rapist- is what I called him. But I refuse to take ownership of him. I refuse to take the blame for actions. I refuse to hold on to the guilt. Today, I let it all go. My story begins in a high school biology class. A seemingly harmless flirtation,...	
 
	
		
        			March 31st, 2016
        
        			Shout Out
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was sexually abused by my own father throughout my childhood until I was 13. He did stuff to me and groomed me to do more and more sexual things to him. As I got older he told me that ‘we’ would be in trouble if anyone found out, that...	
 
	
		
        			January 2nd, 2015
        
        			Spring Break
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My story takes place almost 20 years ago when I was just about 17. Although in some ways it feels like a life time ago my story is still a part of me. After it happened I did not tell anyone. Not my friends who were at the party that...	
 
	
		
        			January 13th, 2015
        
        			Still Can’t Believe It
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I know that I have been raped, but still can’t believe it. In all cases I knew my rapist. I was a rebellious teenager and walked away from home when I was 16. The cousin of a friend where I was staying raped me like 3 times and also gave...	
 
	
		
        			June 29th, 2014
        
        			With Love
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 6 years old when I was first raped. My older brother saw fit to make me a woman. For many years this went on, I didn’t even realize what he was doing to me until I was 13 and it continued for several years after as I did...	
 
	
		
        			August 18th, 2014
        
        			Ignored For a Lifetime
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was sexually abused repeatedly at the hands of an uncle when I was nine years old. My entire family has always chosen to ignore that ever happened, to this day. The ghosts of this traumatic series of events have haunted me for the next 41 years of my life....	
 
	
		
        			December 20th, 2017
        
        			Date rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		The beginning of my last relationship was amazing… It all started when we first meet my freshman year… I really liked him and we have known each other our whole lives. One day, we were hanging out and he’s like, “Would you like to go on a date with me?”...	
 
	
		
        			August 15th, 2017
        
        			But I Was Drunk
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was leaving my last appointment of the day for work. I got in my car, called my boyfriend of five months and was for some reason or another upset with him. I had also recently left a long term relationship of four years prior to entering this new relationship....	
 
	
		
        			November 28th, 2017
        
        			Surpris à la Maison
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		A week after my marriage, I had moved into Pantin, outside Paris, with his mother and son. I had my premier day at new occupation. I remove my stockings, and wanted food. My stepson grappled me to my knees. After a fight, I felt him enter inside me. He only...	
 
	
		
        			March 26th, 2016
        
        			First Time
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was 14 years old I was raped by the friend of my friends older sister. He was 19. We went to a party, being underage we were offered alcohol by him and his friends, however we couldn’t get the drinks from the bar ourselves. Because of this I...	
 
	
		
        			April 16th, 2018
        
        			Sexual abuse
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		my older cousin sexually abused me at age 6 till 11. when it all happened i thought it was normal. he made me watch pornography with him, he touched me down there, butt, breasts. i don’t remember a lot about it, i only remember a couple of things. like one...	
 
	
		
        			August 24th, 2009
        
        			כמוני כמוך
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		מחזקת את ידיך. כמוני כמוך, כמו כל החברות שלי, אין אישה בישראל שלא עברה הטרדה מינית / תקיפה מינית / אונס או גילוי עריות.	
 
	
		
        			December 27th, 2014
        
        			Can’t Believe I’m Doing This
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was in a physically abusive relationship. This was when I was in my late teens and twenties. I finally was brave enough to leave the relationship after 10 years. I met him when I was 15 years old. He had hit me before but he always promised to change....	
 
	
		
        			April 18th, 2015
        
        			Stranger Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Hi, I’m Nye-Emah and it was kinda weird how it happened 5 months ago. It was my birthday i turned 12. So. I went to my BFF. We was going to hang at the park. While we were there were strange men was there too. So we payed no attention...	
 
	
		
        			March 5th, 2018
        
        			I was raped and I didnt know...
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It is after many many years that I have finally come to realise that I was raped. Not just once, but several times and with not just the same man. That is the guilt I carry with me, that I allowed it to happen over and over again. One day...	
 
	
	
		Hello, excuse me for my english but I’m Spanish, so I hope you can understand me. When I was 15 years old I was walking to the beach with a couple of friends, and it was so hot I was tired …when somebody said we can take a shortcut, I...	
 
	
		
        			February 12th, 2016
        
        			Victim of Abuse
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was five when it first happened. It happened time and time again after that until I was around twelve. I don’t know what made it stop but I am forever thankful it did. He was my brother, the one person who was meant to protect me from the exact...	
 
	
		
        			September 7th, 2009
        
        			לדבר, להלחם, לנצח
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		לינור יקרה, בלי שתדעי ליוות אותי בשנים הקשות שלי. נאנסתי במשך שנים וכשאת סיפרת את הסיפור שלך אני הייתי בת 13. נתת לי את הכוח לספר את הסיפור שלי ולבקש עזרה. היום- יותר מעשור אחרי… ואחרי טיפול ארוך שנים ואין בוף עליות וירידות אני גאה לומר- ניצחתי. אני חיה. נהנת...	
 
	
		
        			November 7th, 2015
        
        			Snowball Effect
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It all started when I was 7 living in Belgium and the older teen son of family friends raped me. The memories of that event were merely quick flashes that would race through my mind constantly, making it so hard to concentrate in school. I moved to CT in the...	
 
	
		
        			August 20th, 2009
        
        			my story
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		אני בת 28, נשואה ואם לילד. עברתי פגיעה מינית מתמשכת, מגיל 9, ועד גיל 13.5, מאדם בגיל של הורי אני לא אוהבת לקרוא לעצמי “שורדת” כי בחיים יש הרבה יותר מזה כיום, בעיצומו של תהליך החלמה ושיקום, אני פעילה בארגוני נשים שונים, ביניהם מרכז הסיוע לנפגעות תקיפה מינית בישראל תודה...	
 
	
		
        			January 21st, 2017
        
        			You Can’t Trust Anyone
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		At the time he was my boyfriend of about 6 months. my first boyfriend in high school had cheated on me with my best friend, that relationship doesn’t hold much meaning to me because first loves to me can be first mistakes I was very young and should have seen...	
 
	
	
		I used to live in south Korea with my parents and my two brothers (one older and one younger). My older brother died when I was very young and my parents decided to migrate overseas for a fresh new start. When we first came to Australia, we settled in extremely...	
 
	
		
        			April 14th, 2017
        
        			4 Years Ago
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		4 years ago when I was 19, during my first year at University I met a guy through my friend. He seemed nice enough, he was a bartender at one of the local bars that we frequented because my friends liked it. We went out to go dance/drink at the...	
 
	
		
        			May 19th, 2015
        
        			Shelter My Soul
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Only 13 years old and I had run away from my home. Where my mother would beat me and drag me around the floor because I refused to understand her. I ran away and hitchhiked on the highway right before marathon, 7 mile bridge. A man stopped and asked me...	
 
	
		
        			February 20th, 2018
        
        			Childhood of assault
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		“Do you want to do it?” My 8 year old stepbrother asked my 8 year old self. “Do what?” I asked. He instructed me to lay down and he took out his penis and started rubbing it on my stomach. I had no idea what was happening. I had just...	
 
	
	
		It happens when I just turned 14. It was summer day, I was playing on the playground with my best friend. We met two men – they were much older than us, but who cared – if anyone wanted to play, there wasn’t any problem – the playground was public...	
 
	
		
        			April 11th, 2016
        
        			“No” is Universal
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Last night I went out to a bar near campus with a few good friends of mine. After a few drinks we ran into some foreign exchange students who bought us shots. An hour or so later I left the bar with one of the french exchange students that I...	
 
	
	
		Hola, no comprendo muy bien el idioma ingles por eso escribo esta corta historia en español, la persona que fue abusa es mi esposa cuan ella tenia 11 años por el esposo de una tía de ella y el esposo de una prima de ella. Al contarme esto sentí demasiada...	
 
	
		
        			August 6th, 2015
        
        			En Enero de 2010
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		No se como contar algo que todavia duele, que todavia me mata un poco cada día. En enero de 2010 fui violada por un hombre que no consigo acordarme de su rostro, pero si de su voz y ese recuerdo me acopaña hasta ahora. Mis padres nunca supieron de nada,...	
 
	
		
        			December 16th, 2015
        
        			When I Was 7
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was 7, my favorite cousins were visiting from a few states away, and I was so excited. It was the second day they were here, and my older cousin James (Changed his name) had gotten in trouble for stealing porn from my 2nd cousin who was in his...	
 
	
		
        			October 31st, 2017
        
        			Nobody Knows
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		As a little girl I used to stay at my grandparents house every weekend where one of my older cousins also stayed. We played all the time and got along great. From the age of around 8/9 I remember playing with this same cousin at my dads house (I think...	
 
	
		
        			July 22nd, 2016
        
        			Convincing Myself
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I recently had a job interview, it went really well and fingers crossed I will get the job. I was confident with answering all of the questions, except one: ‘How would you feel about someone who has been convicted of a sexual assault working in the office?’. This might seem...	
 
	
		
        			December 10th, 2013
        
        			יש חיים אחרי אונס
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		שלום לכולן, אני בחורה חוזרת בתשובה מזה ארבע שנים .. בגיל 15 בערך עברתי אונס ע”י מציל .. שהיה באמצע שנות העשרים שלו.. לא הצלחתי לדבר שלוש עשרה שנים .. לא הצלחתי להגדיר לעצמי .. עברת עכשיו אונס .. אז שתקתי.. אבל הפצע לא מוכן להישאר בנפש ובגוף .. הוא...	
 
	
		
        			March 14th, 2017
        
        			Surviving, Kinda
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Help. God help me write this, but I think its time I let it out. This is my story about how a man who completely destroyed me within a matter of minuets, three times. At first I didn’t know it was rape. After years of abuse I just thought it...	
 
	
		
        			August 19th, 2009
        
        			היי לינור
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		היי אני מקווה שאכן תקראי אותי. גם אני עברתי חוויות דומות, כאלה ואחרות בחיי מ 8 אנשים מהמשפחה. זה הבלוג שלי אם תרצי לעיין http://www.tapuz.co.il/blog/userblog.asp?foldername=bubaa&passok=yes אשמח אם תצרי איתי קשר במייל את חזקה! כל הכבוד לך *חיבוק*	
 
	
		
        			August 24th, 2009
        
        			לא יוצאים מזה…
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		לינור יקרה- הסיפור שלך השפיע עלי רבות בזמנו (1998) כי ממש באותה תקופה הסיפור עם השכן שפגע בי התפוצץ… אני לא חיה מאז. אני חיה-מתה למען האמת… כל יום הוא מלחמה עבורי… אני נאחזת בשיניים, וזה לא קל. סליחה אם אני נשמעת פסימית (אולי זה בגלל התקופה…), אבל קשה מאוד...	
 
	
		
        			October 1st, 2018
        
        			Sexual assault/ sex trafficking
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My name is kat, I am 17 years old and this is my story. 2 years ago on January 16th, my best friend brought me to a house in Arlington Texas. The owner of this house was a man named Timothy burns, (he does not deserve to be anonymous.) A...	
 
	
		
        			January 10th, 2016
        
        			Warrior
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was a child, my mom’s boyfriend touched me. I didn’t tell anyone. When I was 17, my boyfriend forced himself on me. I told my best friend, and she didn’t believe me. When I turned 20, I told my mom everything. She didn’t believe me for a long...	
 
	
		
        			July 28th, 2014
        
        			הטרידו אותי
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		היי לינור קודם כל אני חייבת להגיד שראיתי את הסרט שלך אולי מאות פעמים וכל פעם אני מתרגשת מחדש. אני בת 13 ולפני כמה ימים הטרידו אותי וזה לא יוצא לי מהראש זה הלך ככה הלכתי עם חברה שלי לקניון ואז איש מבוגר פנה אלי ואמר לי שיש לי יופי...	
 
	
		
        			December 6th, 2014
        
        			My Own Sister
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		t was my freshman year of college and I had just broken up with an emotionally abusive boyfriend from back home. I was upset and angry and also feeling liberated because I could finally do what I wanted. So I went to a party with a couple friends. While I...	
 
	
		
        			June 8th, 2014
        
        			35 Years Ago
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I had the pleasure of viewing your film this evening in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 35 years ago I was raped at the age of 25. My journey has not been easy as you and all the other amazing woman in the film so shared with us. I have never heard...	
 
	
		
        			February 28th, 2018
        
        			I was raped
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am a freshman at Upper Darby High School. I was raped while walking home from school. I don’t want to go into a lot of details, except that I was a virgin before it. He is a member of my class, and I see him every school day. I...	
 
	
		
        			February 12th, 2016
        
        			Step Daddy
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was really young when my mom was whoring around. She started with this man named Ray and he had some warrants out for shooting a man. He went to prison for a few years and while he was in prison my mom met another man. His name was Cliff,...	
 
	
		
        			February 26th, 2018
        
        			At the Movie’s
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		We were into each other. I thought. We were “talking” for about a month until we decided to go on a date. Although we were only talking for a month, we were freshman in high school and curious. Our texts got a little sexual at times. But that was all....	
 
	
		
        			February 19th, 2017
        
        			The Summer of 2013
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Trauma. This word can describe many things. PTSD. Car accidents. Deaths. Rape. It can mean a variety of situations, each different from the rest. My brother and I both experienced trauma. In the summer of 2013, my brother was molested, and I experienced verbal sexual abuse. And the worst part...	
 
	
		
        			September 22nd, 2017
        
        			Repeat Offender
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I had my Tuesday night shift, and it was a cold, wet and still a misty rain, and I just got off the #113 bus as it turned at Fernwood Cemetery, and it goes left to the terminal, and I go right to my apartment and walk home. I was...	
 
	
		
        			August 20th, 2015
        
        			When Will This Nightmare End
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		After watching Brave Miss World and seeing all those brave Women speak about their experiences, I felt that I should support them and share mine. As there might be someone out there who has experienced the same. It is not easy to share this as it has been so long...	
 
	
		
        			December 1st, 2016
        
        			My Story
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I met him while attending lessons at a school. He lived directly opposite. I was 15 and he was 22. The first time I saw him, I couldn’t stop staring! He was gorgeous. We spoke briefly for 1 year and a half. One day he invited me over to watch...	
 
	
		
        			January 27th, 2018
        
        			Set Up
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		This is crazy because this is the first time I’ve ever publicly talked about it. Not even many of my friends know. I always say “something transpired in college.” It’s my way of not dealing with it. Well, by the subject I’m sure you’re wondering what I mean by set...	
 
	
		
        			May 28th, 2015
        
        			The First Time
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I don’t remember being a virgin, that was stolen from me before I knew what it was or meant. My first experience with sexual violence was at the age of four, by the son of the Minister of our Church. When I appeared sobbing and screaming in front of my...	
 
	
		
        			May 29th, 2014
        
        			Mi Historia
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		hola tengo 38 años mi historia comienza cuando tenia 8 años mi padre murió y quedamos con mi madre en ese en toses vivíamos en el campo mi familia es numerosa somos 8 hermanos entre mujeres y hombre yo soy la numero 7 y mi hermana la numero 8 ella...	
 
	
		
        			January 6th, 2016
        
        			Off My Shoulders
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		As a child I was happy and nothing could be more perfect. Or at least that is what everyone thought. My mom probably could be stopped this, but i was never the one to tell and plus he said if iI did he would toy with my little sister. I...	
 
	
		
        			January 15th, 2017
        
        			Ya perdoné pero nunca olvido
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		5 years ago I was raped sexually, today I only have the scar, I have healed but I have not forgotten and I will never forget it, I would love to help women, and because not even men who have been through this situation, it is not an easy path,...	
 
	
	
		I was living in a desolate part of Seoul. It was my second time around. I knew the contract was sketchy, and, admittedly, I pretended I’d never been there before. They told me I was living in a officetel in a building in Dongdaemun. When I arrived, it was a...	
 
	
		
        			November 12th, 2017
        
        			My younger brother
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I live at home with an alcoholic bipolar dad and my has lost all dignity and self-love. I moved away from my home because of my abusive father and our tenant would talk about how he wanted to be with a younger woman, and touch me inappropriately. My parents convinced...	
 
	
		
        			June 11th, 2016
        
        			My Brother’s Best Friend
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Being raped by my brother’s best friend was the most confusing thing to ever happen to me. It’s been six years since that night and it still affects me. I want to tell my story because only through reading other survivor’s stories was I able to finally accept what happened,...	
 
	
	
		It was my first year of college and I was struggling with depression. I didn’t like my college and I felt out of place. I wasn’t ok. But it was suddenly so much worse. I was a freshman, he was a senior. We were both sociology majors and had a...