August 7th, 2018
        
        			I will never forget
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		All this start when i meet a boy when i was 16 he was my dream man who later will be my nightmare,i remember like today the day u do that too me,i was young and silly i believe in this world everybody is like me,naive as i was,i could...	
 
	
	
		14/01/2016 I was walking home from work at 4am I heard footsteps behind me and then someone grabbed me from behind and pushed me against the wall, pulled my trouser down and then raped I was crying and screaming but no one could hear me. I was so scared to...	
 
	
		
        			April 10th, 2018
        
        			A person to trust became my worst...
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It was supposed to be one of the most exiting weeks of my life, a step into adult-hood i had dreamed about all of summer. Freshers week. The week everyone is supposed to let go of all inhibitions and have an amazing time with new friends and people who you...	
 
	
		
        			July 29th, 2015
        
        			It Was My Fault
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My Ex-Male Best Friend Took Advantage Of Me And I Blame Myself. We Were Best Friends. He Was Always There For Me. I Loved Him But That Good Is Now In Vain. He Went Behind My Back With My Ex Female Best Friend And They Began Dating. We Didn’t Speak...	
 
	
		
        			September 9th, 2015
        
        			He Was a Cop
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Just writing this brings tears to my eyes. It’s still so raw to me even if it was two years ago. I was 18 and I started dating this cop I had make at my gas station job after he’d contacted me on Facebook. I’d liked him for so long...	
 
	
		
        			January 6th, 2017
        
        			I Had No Idea…
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Well my story is like any other story I guess. Well it all started when I was 14 and my brother was 16 years old. Since my parents divorced I stayed with my mom and my brother went to live with my dad in Florida. And for the summer my...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			August 13th, 2018
        
        			Why me?
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 13 when I met my first boyfriend, he was 2 nearly 3 years older than me so at the time he was 15 soon to be turning 16. After about a month of being together he started to try and pressure me into doing sexual things with him....	
 
	
		
        			November 30th, 2014
        
        			Ex-Boyfriend
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I dated my boyfriend for 4 years on and off. He was extremely emotionally and physically abusive. He isolated me from everyone I knew, including my parents and made me feel like he was everything. He was the first guy I slept with, and even the first time with him...	
 
	
	
		I was molested at 7 years old in the apartment complex I currently live in. My best friend was also molested with me. It is now easier to talk about it, but I have not found a way to cope. Only my mother and one of my cousins know what...	
 
	
		
        			January 11th, 2018
        
        			My Fears Do Not Define Me
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I stumbled on this site via Google last night while trying to find a place i could talk without been judged. I must say this place is full of strong women and men , reading their stories all night made my heart break countless number of time. I hope to...	
 
	
		
        			January 31st, 2017
        
        			CPS Let My Rapist Walk Free
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Three years ago, I was a happy excited 20 year old looking forwards to an evening with her life long best mate. If only I knew less than 12 hours later my world would be turned completely upside down. We were getting ready for an evening in the local town,...	
 
	
	
		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...	
 
	
		
        			December 4th, 2017
        
        			I’m so sorry
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’ve never told anyone my story- I brushed it to the side, hoping I’d find strength in myself to forget. I have a little sister, she needs someone to look up to- It can’t be me when I’m suffering. This exact day a year ago, my life changed forever- I...	
 
	
		
        			October 10th, 2016
        
        			Not Okay
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was in my early 20s, I was travelling abroad with my then-boyfriend of 6 years, and during a one week stay in one city, we had started to make friends at this little dive bar that played really good music. One night, my boyfriend got particularly drunk, and...	
 
	
		
        			September 26th, 2018
        
        			We met at the bar
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		He bought me a drink and we played shuffle board. All the while laughing and flirting. He was very charming. We took an Uber back to his place. We go inside and start making out. The drinks are all hitting me and feeling good. As we start to have sex...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			July 5th, 2014
        
        			Forgiving My Rapist
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was raped two years ago at a high school party when I was 16. A lot of factors made the experience traumatic for me, but I think the most disturbing and upsetting of those was the fact that I was unconscious for most of it. I had passed out,...	
 
	
		
        			October 18th, 2017
        
        			How can we make it stop?
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 14 or 15. He was my best friend’s father, and a retired church minister. He spoiled his kids, and one day he also started spoiling me. He would buy us clothes, take us to get our hair done, and give us money to go to the movies. One...	
 
	
		
        			August 3rd, 2016
        
        			Life Changer
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		From the age of five to the age of nine I was sexually abused and assaulted by a family friends son who was a couple years older then me . He would touch me and tell me he was just trying to play . As I started getting older around...	
 
	
		
        			June 27th, 2017
        
        			Less than a Minute of my Life
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was jogging through Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, just like I did twice a week for years, listening to my tunes, in the zone. Suddenly he grabbed me, dragged me into the bushes, and threw me onto the ground cover of ivy. In a second, my pants were off, and he...	
 
	
		
        			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 6th, 2016
        
        			Father Figures
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was 3 years old my mom married my step-dad. He was on, and stayed on parole, for sexually abusing a young girl. My mom didn’t see a problem though. She married him anyway. I don’t even remember when he started abusing me. It had gone on so long....	
 
	
		
        			April 8th, 2018
        
        			Coming forward turned into a nightmare
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		6 months ago I was raped while at college. And I still have no idea who by. I was walking by a lake to get some fresh air and he came from behind. I never even saw his face. It all happened so fast that I completely froze. I didn’t...	
 
	
		
        			July 24th, 2014
        
        			Repressed Memory
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I feel like an impostor, like I might not even deserve this space, but I don’t know. I don’t remember anything but tiny bits from my childhood. Part of that is because the divorce from age 9-11 was so central to my life, partly because I think I have repressed...	
 
	
		
        			October 21st, 2017
        
        			Was it Really Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I still hear the little voice in my head questioning it. He was a good guy and just as drunk as I was. He probably didn’t notice that I blacked out. I was angry. He apologized. It’s ok. I’m just as much to blame. We were in college. We dated....	
 
	
		
        			June 28th, 2016
        
        			A Night Out
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Amidst all the allegations towards the rapist Brock Turner, I made a vow to myself to never get so drunk that someone would do something like that to me. As I rarely go out to begin with, I never have found it difficult to avoid creepy bar rapists. I didn’t...	
 
	
		
        			September 28th, 2016
        
        			An Unknown Face & Hands
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was almost killed. I never thought I would utter those words let alone write them on a public website like this. I’ve written here before but that was a while ago, about a rape that happened almost 3 years ago. It’s happened countless times in my life already, I’ve...	
 
	
		
        			June 23rd, 2014
        
        			Virgin Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		In 1971, I was groomed/tricked by a male student from Chicago’s south side who was at a community college located in southeastern Washington State on a football scholarship. I was 18. I came from an abusive home: my mother mentally, emotionally and physically abused me from my age of 2...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			October 14th, 2015
        
        			Fishing Trips
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		The first time I was molested I was 4. I went on a fishing trip with my family, my fathers best friend and his sons. When everyone was down at the doc I was left alone with the other mans oldest son, we were very close and I always considered...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			February 20th, 2017
        
        			Being Raped
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		With the help of God, I can finally write this down. I watched Brave Miss World the same year I confronted on of the men who raped me. This site has allowed me to find strength and solidarity among the words, the deeply respected and haunting stories of others who...	
 
	
		
        			August 3rd, 2016
        
        			I Pretend Like I Don’t Remember…But I...
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Family friends came down for the holidays. Lots of people I didn’t know… I still don’t know. There was one guy in particular (not mentioning names) He seemed sweet. He was 16. He was so nice to me. Complimented me. Something just seemed…off. I was 13 at the time. It...	
 
	
		
        			September 9th, 2016
        
        			“You’re both minors”
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I had just turned 14, I was talking to this guy a couple years older than me. He was 16 almost 17. We had been friends for years but started to hang out more. One night we went to the state fair and went back to my house around 11,...	
 
	
		
        			June 29th, 2014
        
        			Shattered
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		In my high school senior English class our teacher had us write many personal essays to prepare for our college essay. For the unit final we had to write passionately about an event that changed our life and read it to the class. When I was 16 I was raped...	
 
	
		
        			October 16th, 2016
        
        			Senior Year Ended In The First Week
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Here is a story… That hits close to home, one that is a scar that will never truly heal It can be hidden but never completely healed This is my story I was a college Sr. in my FIRST week of school I went out with friends, had 1 drink...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			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....	
 
	
		
        			May 11th, 2017
        
        			When It’s Personal
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Rape awareness is at an all time high in this country. But most people only see half the story. There is a lot more to rape than most think about. Or even know about. Or can even understand. But I can. I do. I’ve seen it. I felt it….. Hollywood...	
 
	
		
        			November 15th, 2017
        
        			I did Not need to know this
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Youngest of 3, and I was the most outgoing. I was into sports and clubs, and after school church activities. I came home from field hockey, all sweaty and stinky, and needed a shower like no tomorrow! I went straight in and to my room to get a change of...	
 
	
		
        			April 9th, 2018
        
        			10 YEARS OF SILENCE
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I can’t remember if I was 7 or 9 or if it happened more times that I can remember. He is two years older than me and he’s my cousin, even though I don’t consider him family. He’s always been the weird kid of the family and I think I...	
 
	
		
        			June 27th, 2017
        
        			Less than a Minute of my Life
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was jogging through Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, just like I did twice a week for years, listening to my tunes, in the zone. Suddenly he grabbed me, dragged me into the bushes, and threw me onto the ground cover of ivy. In a second, my pants were off, and he...	
 
	
		
        			November 25th, 2014
        
        			In Five Years
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am 60 years old. When I was 16, I was forcibly raped by my date. I pleaded for him to stop which he did eventually do but not before he penetrated me. A few years later I had too much to drink so went to a friends dorm room...	
 
	
	
		I had met this guy through my brother in law. Since I had met him he sexually assaulted me before but I ended up liking him & went on a date with him. We were at a party & I had a few glasses of wine. The same night I...	
 
	
		
        			September 29th, 2017
        
        			Alcohol
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I recently went through a very hard time in my life and I turned to alcohol. It was my coping mechanism, it helped me through the darkness. I knew it wasn’t the right thing to do but I continued to do it against everyone’s wishes. I finally started getting better,...	
 
	
		
        			December 7th, 2015
        
        			Let Down
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		From the ages of 11-13 I was raped by my mother’s boyfriend. She knew it was happening. It began with me waking up to him standing in the doorway of my room. Then it progressed to stroking. It wasn’t necessarily sexual touching but it felt wrong. Then I woke up...	
 
	
		
        			October 26th, 2015
        
        			I Was Dating Him
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 15 years old and dating this guy. I would flirt with him and tell him I wanted him so I guess you could go with the “she wanted it”. One day we were messing around and I told him that I didn’t want to go any farther. But...	
 
	
		
        			November 29th, 2015
        
        			Abusive Relationship
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Hello, I’m 18 years old but my story happened a year ago, I was 17. I started talking to this guy on Instagram in December of 2014. He was 16 years old, and seemed like a sweet guy and called me beautiful and etc, me being a teenage girl the...	
 
	
		
        			March 30th, 2016
        
        			Day at the Lake
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It was mid August of 2015. I grew up in a small town feeling very comfortable with everyone. I knew about Sexual Assault and how to prevent it because my older sister had been raped at a college party when I was 14. But I never thought it would happen...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			August 10th, 2015
        
        			First Crush
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was rapped only when I was 15. I was a very shy and extremely beautiful girl and many people wished that when I’ll grow up then they will marry their son with me. I was living a happy and luxurious life and when my father had to go to...	
 
	
	
		When I was 9 my favorite holiday was always Halloween, going out at night scaring and getting scared but it was more of a joke scare. But, Halloween 2010 was not a “joke scare.” My mum was sick and couldn’t take me trick or treating so my neighbor took me....	
 
	
		
        			June 22nd, 2014
        
        			Over 40 years Ago
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I have been raped both by a stranger and on a date, both in my teen years. The stranger was giving me a ride and took a side road out into the woods. I was helpless to fight physically, so I just acted like it was ok and tried to...	
 
	
		
        			March 16th, 2016
        
        			Started As a Child
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was molested by my mother from the time I can remember (around age 5) until age 12. My father passed away when I was 3 and I never met him, so it was always just my mom and I. We lived with my grandparents in a separate wing of...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
	
		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...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			March 17th, 2017
        
        			Rape and Crisis
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’ve been raped twice and attempted rape which I was coerced into I stopped but it was still very much sexual assault. This is over the past few months I’m jumpy can’t focus very anxious all the time sleep is when I can I try to sleep and have nightmares...	
 
	
		
        			April 22nd, 2017
        
        			These Men are More Protected Than We...
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I can’t tell names. I can’t publicly announce who they were because they’re protected by a law that says I could be sued for defamation. This makes me so angry! I was the one that was harassed, manipulated, attacked. And yet every one of them walks free. These men. Many...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			September 18th, 2016
        
        			Case Dropped by Prosecutor
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was at a work party for my husband and a stranger drugged me, took me to an ally and raped me. I screamed so much he ran away but he came back an hour later with his friends and they burned me with cigarettes while they took turns. I...	
 
	
		
        			November 15th, 2017
        
        			Beyond a story
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Dear Linor, I attended your movie showing in Monaco this past weekend. The irony was I attended thinking I was going to see a Princess Grace movie. Something light, beautiful, and with a story. I attended to honour Princesse Grace who is in the hearts of everyone she has touched....	
 
	
	
		I feel like now is the right time to share my story. I was 18 at the time and just started a new life for myself across the country from my family at a college that I thought was perfect for me. One night I went out with my friends...	
 
	
		
        			August 3rd, 2016
        
        			Life Changer
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		From the age of five to the age of nine I was sexually abused and assaulted by a family friends son who was a couple years older then me . He would touch me and tell me he was just trying to play . As I started getting older around...	
 
	
		
        			January 2nd, 2016
        
        			3 Times is Not Charming
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		First, I am very proud to say that while initially, I wasn’t brave enough-I have done very hard work on myself and I am now stronger and braver than ever. I applaud Linor in sharing and encouraging victims to speak out, report and take these steps to heal and help...	
 
	
		
        			December 4th, 2017
        
        			Rape by Boyfriend
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I never really told anyone the full extent of mine. I was in my first year of college and had severe body issues. I hated myself and was amazed when a couple of guys asked me out. I clicked with one guy and we started hanging out all the time....	
 
	
		
        			March 17th, 2015
        
        			I Thought He Cared
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It all started in 7th grade. I was some what popular spoke my mind about things I tho was wrong even tried to break up a fight once. My boldness is what caught his attention. We started out as friends laughing about almost everything but I soon became interested in...	
 
	
		
        			November 13th, 2015
        
        			More Than Once
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I just finished watching this beautiful film. For the first time in 37 years I don’t feel alone and I do have a voice, and what happened to me matters. It changed who I was suppose to be. I have never told anyone that I was raped twice in two...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			June 26th, 2018
        
        			Broken vase
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		A few weeks ago I was raped one Saturday night. It was by someone who I love dearly, and I want to trust completely- my boyfriend. We had become intimate and more affectionate with each other, and up until this point it was consensual and within my boundaries. We had...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			December 11th, 2017
        
        			A Different MeToo
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		This is the first time relating how I was sexually abused. That is not the story. As a late teen, I ran afoul of a bully. In addition to the cliché treats to beat me, and take my cash, he gave me the high value for letting me give him...	
 
	
		
        			April 23rd, 2015
        
        			My Boyfriend Raped Me
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		This all began when I met a guy at the age of 15. I met him through friends and all was great. He was so nice, attractive, wealthy, he really put on a good show for the first month. I was a virgin when we got together (obviously.) We had...	
 
	
		
        			April 4th, 2017
        
        			Was It My Fault?
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Seven months ago, I was raped. I had just gone through a breakup of a 1 year relationship; I was having a hard time getting back out with my friends and returning to any normal things I did before my boyfriend and I broke up. My best friend and her...	
 
	
		
        			June 26th, 2015
        
        			My Modeling Experience
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am an Irish woman. A single mother to 3 amazing boys. I was 17 when I was raped. I had just started my modeling career in an agency here in Ireland. An aunt of mine was also in the agency at the time. I won a big competition here...	
 
	
		
        			June 17th, 2014
        
        			Abused By a Relative
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’ve spoken to some about my abuse, just those who are very close to me. My husband knows and close friends know. I don’t see myself as a victim and have never sought out a pity party. Recently my husband and I attended marriage counseling for various reasons, from there...	
 
	
		
        			February 20th, 2017
        
        			Being Raped
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		With the help of God, I can finally write this down. I watched Brave Miss World the same year I confronted on of the men who raped me. This site has allowed me to find strength and solidarity among the words, the deeply respected and haunting stories of others who...	
 
	
		
        			February 16th, 2018
        
        			The One I Called Papa
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was born from a marriageless relationship. My mother decided to stop any connection with my biological father due to cultural & religion differences which will make things difficult for both of them & realised she is having me, later. As she was growing up, my mother was given away...	
 
	
		
        			April 7th, 2017
        
        			Raped After School
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Hi, My name is Vanessa i am 17 years old. I am going to talk about my story and what had happened to me while i was in school. One day my Boyfriend but now ex and i got into an argument over something stupid. We kept fighting that day...	
 
	
		
        			September 19th, 2016
        
        			Am I Over Reacting?
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Hi…so…this is the first time I’ve ever said something about this. I’m not even sure if I’m going to post this or not. So, my story happened when I was around seven years old at a summer camp. I had noticed there was a pretty troubled eleven year old, who...	
 
	
	
		It was a week after my 19th birthday when I was raped by a fellow Airman. I had been in the Air Force for 6 months and was doing well. I loved my job and my station. It was the night before Thanksgiving that year and my quad mates invited...	
 
	
		
        			February 7th, 2016
        
        			My Mom
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Hello my name is Vivian. About 2 years ago my mother, with great shame and fear, revealed to me that she had been raped as a young girl on a date. She and her older sister, my aunt, went to the police for help and was told there was nothing...	
 
	
		
        			October 18th, 2011
        
        			Different face, but the same monster
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It started when I was 5…he was a trusted friend of a neighbors family…I can still remember his smell, some 20 years later…’If you tell anyone that I touch you, I’ll hurt you’ he would say, and then throw me to the ground and walk away…fast forward 10 years, same...	
 
	
		
        			November 24th, 2015
        
        			All Just Too Much
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I know I’m young, I’m only 25. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t experienced more in my few years on this earth than most will in their life. 17 years ago, when I was 8, my friend’s older brother raped me. I didn’t tell anyone, and over the years, I’ve...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			November 20th, 2014
        
        			Forced, De-flowered
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’ve experienced sexual assault and harassment for as long as I can remember. It mainly started when I was about 3 years old and my brother’s friends molested me. I remember having to see counselors due to becoming violent…they passed it off as ADD. Flash forward over a decade, I...	
 
	
		
        			July 30th, 2018
        
        			It was his word against mine
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It was a calm night, I was sitting on my couch when I got a text from my step brother saying he wanted me to come over to celebrate his birthday. I drove over there and already had me a few drinks when he told me his friend was coming...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			February 1st, 2018
        
        			Healing
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		The Little Girl in the Picture Have you ever had that one picture of yourself that you say, “Who is this?” You just stare at it, and it calls your soul. It is like it is telling you to search deep within yourself and remember. How far back can you...	
 
	
		
        			March 24th, 2015
        
        			75 Percent Humidity
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		You never want to be the person who admits to being raped twice, but I’m that woman. It was at college and I was a virgin. The assailant’s family had a lot of money and were well connected. He was never prosecuted. The second time, I blamed myself because who...	
 
	
		
        			April 23rd, 2018
        
        			He was a friend
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		He was a god friend and coworker of two years. I was going through a rough patch in life and truly needed a friend. I had 4 deaths in my family in a matter of 3 months and felt very alone. My spouse was trying to cope with the loses...	
 
	
		
        			August 1st, 2016
        
        			Shame Destroys
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My uncle, who wasn’t in my life until I was 14 or 15, raped me on multiple occasions. He groomed me and took advantage of me. My now husband saved me at the age of 17. Brave Miss World helped me understand what grooming is and how shame has affected...	
 
	
		
        			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*	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			February 23rd, 2015
        
        			Assault at 12 Years by Teacher
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		In the fall of 2014, news came to me of a young girl raped by the same man who sexual assaulted me as a child. I felt like I was in a movie. This news brought me to my knees, comfirming what had happen to me 38 yeàrs ago. Back...	
 
	
		
        			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,...	
 
	
		
        			June 17th, 2014
        
        			13 and Raped
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I had already been molested by my older brothers friend, whom I liked but I was 10 or 11 yrs old and he was 17,I knew nothing of sex. He kissed me and fondled me. I was scared but I also liked his attention and it kind of reminded me...	
 
	
		
        			November 15th, 2015
        
        			He Was My Friend
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It’s been six years since it happened. I only recently started to deal with it, before I just felt like it was all a big mistake. Because I denied it, I never went to the hospital or police and I regret never reporting it. One reason why I don’t want...	
 
	
		
        			September 29th, 2017
        
        			Alcohol
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I recently went through a very hard time in my life and I turned to alcohol. It was my coping mechanism, it helped me through the darkness. I knew it wasn’t the right thing to do but I continued to do it against everyone’s wishes. I finally started getting better,...	
 
	
		
        			May 3rd, 2018
        
        			That’s not Me, it’s Her
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I read a recent story where a woman described not remembering, or seeing someone else. I know how you feel, my sister! I would rather not give exact details, fearing reprisals, but I was raped in the office of an authority figure. I can say that today, but at the...	
 
	
		
        			October 14th, 2014
        
        			It’s Your Fault
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’m a 22 year-old girl from Belgium, who got raped for 5 years by the boyfriend of my mother who has a borderline personality disorder. I’m really glad that there is a website like this, because, thanks to those stories I feel less alone. I hope that I could meet...	
 
	
		
        			August 30th, 2016
        
        			Losing My Virginity to a Campus Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My first night out at the bars in college was one that began with much excitement and anticipation. It was a freedom that I had never felt before. I felt old. I was in a new place with people who had absolutely no opinions of me. I was ready to...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			June 16th, 2014
        
        			Raped By 6 Men
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 18 years old when I was walking to the bus stop after class. I hear voices behind me calling me names but I don’t pay attention to them. I don’t know exactly what happened but suddenly I get pushed and I fall to the ground and hit my...	
 
	
		
        			October 13th, 2014
        
        			Kept From Us
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My mom’s side of the family is my family through and through. There’s about 60 of us that get together every major holiday since before I was born. We call each other of the phone and talk on Facebook. We are all really close. We all love each other and...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			June 5th, 2014
        
        			My Healing Journey
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		After discussing my experience and what we should do about the boy yesterday- My father sent me the link to this movie trailer. I was raped by my boyfriend at the time in september of 2013. Because he was my boyfriend, it took me a long time to come to...	
 
	
		
        			March 12th, 2016
        
        			Siblings
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 10 when my mom got married her and my dad were together for 15 years then all of a sudden broke up when I was about 6. I was there only child and my mom was pregnant by my step dad who had an older son that came...	
 
	
		
        			December 1st, 2014
        
        			Light In The Dark
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I grew up hearing all the right information when it came to date rape, sexual assault and healthy relationships. My mother, my school and other sources were good at teaching me the facts about these realities. Even being equipped with the tools to be able to recognize these risks and...	
 
	
		
        			July 14th, 2015
        
        			Safe Isn’t Always What We Believe
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		April 13th 2014. That’s the date that I was raped. I’m not sure if you would classify it as acquaintance rape or stranger rape but it was rape none the less. I’m able to admit it was rape, and I’m able to tell my story. I’m not sure it makes...	
 
	
		
        			March 22nd, 2017
        
        			Festival Sexual Assault
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		This is my story of sexual assault at festivals and how we should speak up. I have been to many festivals before, i always go with a big group of boys which you’d think I would had been protected not this time. It was coming to the end of the...	
 
	
		
        			March 27th, 2018
        
        			“I’m not gonna have sex with you”
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I think about it all the time. The feeling of my legs shaking afterwards and the rest of the night. The mark that was left on my neck. The wave of confusion that I was left with. The feeling of shame and disappointment I had in myself for letting him...	
 
	
		
        			February 23rd, 2018
        
        			My abuse
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		y name is Norm I am 56 yrs old. From the ages of 8 to 10 I was sexually abused by my church priest. I never told a single soul, I buried it so deep that to me it never happened. I grew up a troubled child and later fell...	
 
	
		
        			February 20th, 2017
        
        			Being Raped
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		With the help of God, I can finally write this down. I watched Brave Miss World the same year I confronted on of the men who raped me. This site has allowed me to find strength and solidarity among the words, the deeply respected and haunting stories of others who...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			February 23rd, 2014
        
        			Domestic rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Great for Linor and her support system. Yeehah. I’m really happy someone actually believed her and did something about it. Most women of domestic violence/rape are shunned, embarrassed, ignored, ridiculed, blamed, etc. Even in the good ol’ middle class US of A… mostly by family members and friends. This is...	
 
	
		
        			November 21st, 2017
        
        			Friends are sharing
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Sharing is big today, so I am. I was on a date, and he parked, and tried to have sex. I got mad, and said I’d walk home if he didn’t stop, and he keeps trying, so I walked off. On the way home, 2 guys grabbed me and raped...	
 
	
		
        			July 31st, 2016
        
        			I Woke Up In The Tub
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I woke up in the bathtub. With the shower running. My socks were on. My underwear between my legs. The alarm was going off. Something was wrong. Besides the socks. Besides the underwear. Besides the shower and the tub. Besides the pain. Don’t think about the pain. Something was wrong....	
 
	
	
		My name is Mary I am 58 years old When I was 24 I was living in Holland I was raped at knife point I went to the police on the same day I gave a full statement and had to be examined The rapist was never found Many years...	
 
	
		
        			October 3rd, 2016
        
        			A Story
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2011 The night prior marked the 21st birthday of a friend in the grade above myself. I helped him home, fending off his drunk advances, before returning to my freshmen dormitory where I slept alone that night. The sun rose the next day in Boston and last...	
 
	
		
        			November 3rd, 2015
        
        			Foreign City
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was in London and travelling Europe with my best friend. One night in Soho these guys were buying us round after round to the point where I knew I was at my limit and tried to decline, with no success. As the night progressed, he’d take my hand and...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			February 19th, 2015
        
        			The Setup
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Growing up I was always a good church girl. Never cursed,n ever had sex, never did a lot of things. Until I turned 16, and began experimenting with opiates. I became an addict. To this day, my mouth still waters when thinking about a day in bed with a nice...	
 
	
	
		Recently single after a 2+ yr relationship, I was vulnerable and needy. Needy for attention mostly. And with my dad’s disappointment in my sexuality, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try and hang out with guys more. It did. He made many advances over the summer, all of which I...	
 
	
		
        			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,...	
 
	
		
        			June 27th, 2014
        
        			Lasting Effects
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I just watched the Brave Miss World on Netflix. I was raped four times by four different men when I was between the ages of 16 and 22. I am now 44. I thought I was over all of it. The documentary showed me just how NOT over it I am....	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			August 25th, 2016
        
        			The Night I Wished Never Happened!!
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		was 22 yr old Virgin(indian) when this occurred…. I’m a doctor was doing my internship at bangalore medical college… I was so fed up with studies I wanted to have fun i made new friends and one among that was a girl named kritta .. she was living the life...	
 
	
		
        			November 8th, 2017
        
        			I still don’t know
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I still don’t know if I was anally raped by a former gang member 7 years ago. I think about it more and more as I get older. I was drinking, he was the neighbour of a boy I had just met who I went on to date for quite...	
 
	
	
		This is a very long story DO NOT READ IF TRIGGERED. Well i meet a boy when i was little we both were 15 , 16 he would do little simple things like grind on top of me with clothes on and kissing me. He started to force me to...	
 
	
		
        			July 5th, 2017
        
        			A letter to my rapist
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I cannot even put into words how much you have hurt me. You have completely broken me and I hope by writing this I can explain at least a bit of how your assault affected my life. What you did to me has shattered the way in which I see...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			November 24th, 2014
        
        			Raped At 16, 29, 31
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was a child, an intelligent one. I grew up in Melbourne, Australia. When my aikido assistant instructor invited me to study at his home before my holiday tuition commenced at Melbourne uni that morning, I did not know that he had other things in mind. I was raped in...	
 
	
		
        			September 18th, 2017
        
        			True View
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		it was started when i was small child 5 years old. it was my uncle..he used to call me near him as i would go to him bcz i didn’t know what his intention was. then would make sit on his lap and started to touch me were i felt...	
 
	
	
		Hi guys, I’m currently 16 years old, and I am a victim of 2 sexual assaults, and one rape. Sexual assault #1: I was in grade 8, going to school in a small town, which meant I knew everyone. I was dedicated to my agricultural subjects and I tried to...	
 
	
		
        			August 24th, 2016
        
        			Our Corrupted Country
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I woke up from my bed. I could remember someone mixed dugs in my orange juice last night. I slept on my friend’s bed. I went to take a shower when I noticed nail marks on my (o)(o). I was horrified when I saw my hand. It was written. I...	
 
	
		
        			February 12th, 2015
        
        			The Man in Uniform
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My mom once told me is that the good thing about youth is that you are unafraid to try things. And in this story I was definitely unafraid to try something, or rather someone, new. I was doing my usual work outs at the military gym; a man had suddenly...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			July 7th, 2014
        
        			More Than a Survivor
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I have had many experiences with sexual assault, starting at the age of seven. My parents had a foster son who molested me while my parents were in a different part of the house. When I screamed he claimed he was tickling me and then left me alone. I didn’t...	
 
	
		
        			August 6th, 2014
        
        			Football Player
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		he guy who raped me was a 17 year football player & I was a 15 year virgin. I newly had been dating another boy but had kissed this football player a few times in the previous months at parties. On this night, he led me to his truck during...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			August 19th, 2016
        
        			I Thought I Knew Him
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Hello there, I first want to say it’s difficult for me to still share this because it’s still fresh in my mind but if it helps others to be warned then I feel its important for me to speak up. So it all begin on POF. I had went through...	
 
	
		
        			January 9th, 2018
        
        			I got away
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Recently I went on a date with someone I met online. He was charming, cute, funny and I thought he was kind. He invited me over for some drinks and dinner. We were having a good time and he decided to kiss me. I was excited and enjoyed our kiss...	
 
	
		
        			April 23rd, 2016
        
        			Was It Rape?
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Guys never payed attention to me so when i got my first boyfriend online i thought he was perfect. I was 14 at the time and we met at the movies. Everything in me told me to run but i thought he was the only person who would ever love...	
 
	
		
        			January 14th, 2015
        
        			STRONG
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was 8 years old a woman came into me, my brother’s and my dad’s life. My dad fell in love with her. Two years later, he proposed. A year and a half later we moved into her house. She had a nephew who was 17. I had liked...	
 
	
	
		Mi hermano mayor abusaba de mi,me violaba,desde pequeño,yo tenía 7, 8, 9 años de edad,le decía a mis padres y no me hacían caso,decían que era para llamar la atención, pero en mis recuerdos esto no era así, lo tengo muy presente todo el tiempo,cuando tu e edad para confrontarlo,...	
 
	
		
        			December 12th, 2015
        
        			Neglected
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Hi my name is Alison, I’m 23 and I’ve been raped twice. I saw this documentary and was touched by the stories of the women who spoke up about their rape, especially Linor’s. I was hesitant to tell my story because I am afraid I will be judged and looked...	
 
	
		
        			June 15th, 2015
        
        			Careful What You Wish For
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was just 6 years old my biological dad walked out on my family. It was devastating, and for the next 5 years my mum would have boyfriends in and out of the house. I was a lonely child and I didn’t have very many friends, I was desperate...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
	
		When I was 15, my boyfriend asked me if we could have sex or any sexual contact, I said no I wasn’t ready. We had been dating for 2 months. 2 nights after he asked me, he took me out to see a movie. We sat in the back and...	
 
	
		
        			August 30th, 2016
        
        			Forgotten Memories Submerge
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’m 21 years old, but my story begins from when I was 6 years old. My parents were not really involved in what was going on in my life, and simply, not interested. I was sexually abused spanning from age 6; 10; and 11. The incidents from when I was...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			May 15th, 2014
        
        			The Night That Changed My World
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was raped at college just after turning 21. Off campus at FSU. It was New Year’s Eve, 1979. He got in & blindfolded me. I was raped repeatedly for hours. There were no roommates or neighbors, no cell phones, nothing but a pair of scissors I was fixated on...	
 
	
	
		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...	
 
	
		
        			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 11th, 2015
        
        			Spousal Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was forced to have sex with my husband of 30 years never realizing it was rape until the last time I let him touch me. I got brave then and left him. It was the best thing I ever did for myself. Now I am a full time student...	
 
	
		
        			September 30th, 2018
        
        			Date rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I just turned 18 on the day I moved into a dorm at Rutgers New Brunswick I was invited by a senior to his dorm room to drink wine and hang out Who still lives in a dorm as a senior? Without being a officially a dorm rep I was...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			July 8th, 2014
        
        			Never Be the Same Again
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		On 03/02/11 my world changed forever I knew this guy he was acquaintance we decided to hangout I made it very clear to him I didn’t want to do anything sexual and he agreed and he told me he wouldn’t do anything that I didn’t want to do. So I...	
 
	
		
        			October 3rd, 2017
        
        			Be Strong
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		On May 13, 2017 i had my first date with a guy. The plan was to watch this movie that i really wanted to go see. I gave him my address, but he got lost on the way. We ended up missing the movie, and so we decided to go...	
 
	
		
        			August 13th, 2014
        
        			My 21st Birthday
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’ve never told anyone this story before, mostly because I know too much time has passed between what happened and now and know one will believe me. One of my best friends is still good friends with my rapist. Furthermore, I know that they will not believe me because many...	
 
	
	
		In 2018 I was sexually assaulted by two guys. One of them I was going to have sex with. But I wanted to do it vaginally. He wanted anal and I said no so he held me down and shoved it in. I was in so much pain. He pulled...	
 
	
		
        			September 7th, 2016
        
        			I Hate You
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		You left me at a crack house where he was waiting to corner me and take me to his bedroom. You were gone for maybe five minutes and he already had me. What’s worse! I tried to tell you when you got in the door, oh sweet ex of mine,...	
 
	
		
        			May 8th, 2017
        
        			I called him my friend
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It was a dated function. This guy was my friend. I showed up, and was given lots of vodka. Thats all I remember. I woke up. 4am. I’m in his bed, with his clothes on. I turned over and saw him there, staring at me. He climbed on top of...	
 
	
		
        			June 9th, 2016
        
        			The First Time
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 14 years old the very first time. It was almost summer in 2010, I was walking home from school and it was the second time one of my best friends wasn’t walking home with me. I stopped at the toilets in the local botanical gardens. As I left...	
 
	
		
        			March 23rd, 2016
        
        			An Abnormal Reaction
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		So this entire story starts at the beginning of this summer. Before the summer started I had been dating around and seeing a few guys casually but there was no one I liked. All of these endeavors were super innocent as we would do things like go to the movies...	
 
	
		
        			September 1st, 2014
        
        			Remember November
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		November 1st of 2013, my two friends were having a Halloween birthday party. Halloween is/was my favorite holiday but now it only brings bad memories to the surface. I was 19 years old and at my friends’ party only holding a solo cup full of water. I did not drink...	
 
	
		
        			February 20th, 2017
        
        			Being Raped
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		With the help of God, I can finally write this down. I watched Brave Miss World the same year I confronted on of the men who raped me. This site has allowed me to find strength and solidarity among the words, the deeply respected and haunting stories of others who...	
 
	
		
        			February 9th, 2015
        
        			My Secret
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		The other day a high school friend of mine posted pictures of the inside of the school before it gets torn down. I smiled as I saw the lockers and the hallways I frequented. I remembered seeing friends and boys I had crushes on. I felt happy. Then I saw...	
 
	
		
        			January 20th, 2017
        
        			Ashly’s story
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I found this website, and it has been just so helpful reading other stories I don’t feel so alone. All these survivors so strong. When I was first rapped I didn’t know it was rape I thought it was my fault and I told myself, well you put yourself in...	
 
	
	
		I have been raped multiple times. For the longest time I just acted like it wasn’t a big deal. I didn’t think about it and tried to forget about it all together. However, in reality, I was terrified. The time that scared me the most was when I was at...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			April 2nd, 2017
        
        			A Letter To The Man Who Stole...
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		o the man who stole my life: If I knew the day that I met you what kind of person you really were, I would have never acknowledged your presence. We grew up in church together and I admired you for years from afar. I always wondered what it would...	
 
	
		
        			July 30th, 2018
        
        			I Came Home
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I came home from school, funny because it was the same time everyday from the same bus. I walked in our house, and down the hall. The door was open so I could see my Dad was on top of my 5 year old sister, between her legs, and attempting...	
 
	
		
        			November 13th, 2017
        
        			Believe Her
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		About a month ago, my live in girlfriend didn’t come home. As it got later, I called and texted her about every 15 minutes. I called everyone I knew to find her. By half way through the night, my friends were trying to be honest: If she didn’t come home,...	
 
	
		
        			February 22nd, 2018
        
        			I Thought They Cared About Me
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I think it’s sick how so many of us are the victims of people who were supposed to care about us… people that we cared for. I had just turned 16 a month before when it started. That was when I met him for the first time. My mom had...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			January 7th, 2018
        
        			God Saw You Kill My Two Little...
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I grew up in the Appalachian mountains with incest and violence, I’m an Appalachian inbred Hillbilly, ain’t nothing wrong with that. People who write similar stories or movies most times are not an inbred Hillbilly which makes my story unique. At nine years old I was beaten and raped at...	
 
	
		
        			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 5th, 2016
        
        			Life Was Ruined
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I should’ve saw the warning signs, I should’ve told someone when he was doing everything that was leading up to rape (grabbing me inappropriately & whispering how I should “give him some”) I didn’t want to tell him on him because he was my uncle and I would’ve been known...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			July 20th, 2016
        
        			BC Oilfield Ruined My Life
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		If it were to ever happen to anyone. I wish it would happen to me again as I don’t wish this on my darkest enemy. It was Friday and I was blessed with a sunny day off. I had went into the dispatch office in the morning asking if there...	
 
	
		
        			January 27th, 2016
        
        			My Rapes
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am an alcoholic/addict in recovery. I have a little over 1yr sobriety and I am 44yrs old. I honestly cannot remember how many times I’ve been raped. While I watched the film, I thought of two. I don’t really want to think of the rest. I was drinking and...	
 
	
		
        			February 9th, 2017
        
        			Unbelievable
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Honestly kind of nervous to try this. I’ve never told anyone. I think I convinced myself it didn’t happen. That I was dating him so it couldn’t be rape. I was 17 in high school and dating a boy 4 years older than me. He was holding a party for...	
 
	
		
        			March 17th, 2016
        
        			Choir Camp
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was young I was in this children’s choir. Every summer they had an overnight at a camp grounds to prepare for the next season. The first time I went there, I was 11. I went with my best friend at the time who had just gotten new glasses....	
 
	
		
        			November 8th, 2017
        
        			What sent me over the edge
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I had just turned 19. I went to a frat party, I was drinking too much because I was stupid and just wanted to fit in. I started dancing and making out with a stranger. He quickly became violent. When I tried to leave, he followed me upstairs and dragged...	
 
	
		
        			September 26th, 2015
        
        			My First Memory
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 8 years old. I am now 19. My mom was a single mom with two kids my brother and I. I had never met my dad but little did I know I was going to meet him soon and it was going to be horrifying. My mom told...	
 
	
		
        			October 18th, 2017
        
        			Sexually assaulted several times
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		In my childhood, I had a cousin babysit me. i was only 6 at the time when he took me into my brother’s room. He told me it was “nap time” even though I knew clearly it wasn’t. I remember feeling uncomfortable being in the same room as he was,...	
 
	
		
        			July 27th, 2016
        
        			Lightening Does Strike Twice
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I’ve been raped twice. One left left me bruised, one didn’t leave a mark. Both hurt the same. When I was 16 I got a boyfriend. He was older, and cool, and in a band. He took me to parties, and gave me weed, and made me feel cool, too....	
 
	
		
        			January 2nd, 2016
        
        			3 Times is Not Charming
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		First, I am very proud to say that while initially, I wasn’t brave enough-I have done very hard work on myself and I am now stronger and braver than ever. I applaud Linor in sharing and encouraging victims to speak out, report and take these steps to heal and help...	
 
	
		
        			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....	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			November 22nd, 2017
        
        			It will get better
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was raped 1 year and and a half ago. I say rape even though I was drunk and maybes flirted a little because that doesn’t make what he done to me justifiable. I want all my warriors reading this to know that. It is not your fault. I lost...	
 
	
		
        			August 26th, 2016
        
        			Why Me Over and Over?
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I see stories of women being raped once when they are young adults or even teenagers and I kind of understand that was bad luck and that it could happen to anyone. I also hear stories of girls that were sexually abused when they were little and I guess that...	
 
	
		
        			December 7th, 2014
        
        			My Fight
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am forced to live in a house with young men. My brother and three others. I put up a fight every night. It’s not enough. It’s never enough. The worst part is they know I’m a lesbian, and i hate it. They always say they will change my mind....	
 
	
		
        			June 26th, 2014
        
        			Afraid of Being Judged
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was 18 years old I was like a lot of young women-dating, trying out relationships, making mistakes. My biggest mistake was to trust a “friend.”. We had a passionate relationship at the start. We were both college freshman, I had a long-distance boyfriend that wasn’t working out-and we...	
 
	
		
        			January 8th, 2016
        
        			Permanently Scarred
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		We used to live together and he sexually abused me from the time I was 6 until I was 10. He would make me watch porn with him then he would touch me down there, soon that escalated to him forcing me to touch him and have oral sex with...	
 
	
		
        			November 26th, 2014
        
        			My Own Street
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was 17, in my final year of high school, I went out to dinner with a couple of friends on a Saturday night. I left to walk home afterwards, and I was unaware that there was a car was following me as I did. I was almost home...	
 
	
		
        			January 20th, 2017
        
        			Ashly’s story
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I found this website, and it has been just so helpful reading other stories I don’t feel so alone. All these survivors so strong. When I was first rapped I didn’t know it was rape I thought it was my fault and I told myself, well you put yourself in...	
 
	
		
        			September 14th, 2017
        
        			my rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		i was just raped this weekend a few feet from my house. i just kissed my boyfriend and went across the driveway between the rowhouses and he grabbed me behind the dumpsters. i think i recognized him and said rodney but he punched me in the belly and called me...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
	
		אוף ! ממש קשה לי לספר את זה כי לא מדברים על זה נכון? אבל כל כך רציתי להוציא את זה ממני שחיפשתי לא מעט עד שמצאתי את האתר שלך ששיתפת אותו בסרט. בעידודה של הבחורה שכתה את המדריך לנאנסת…-לא אהבתי את השם אבל זה רעיון נחמד. נשמע מוזר אבל...	
 
	
		
        			August 13th, 2018
        
        			Every one ignored me
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		Two days after Christmas last year 2017, my soon to be ex husband came into my home and raped me. He was furious I had been seeing someone else, tho we had been separated since September of that year, but he spent our entire 8 years seeing other women. We...	
 
	
		
        			November 26th, 2017
        
        			A Lifetime of pain
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I have had many experiences with attempted rape before I experienced an actual date rape. It first started as a young child where a family friend would wake me to perform oral sex on him. There was an incident at my school where a cousin of a good friend on...	
 
	
		
        			November 7th, 2016
        
        			The Girl Who Went To College
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It was early into my first year of college in New York City. (I’m from a really small Midwest town and grew up as a painfully awkward band geek and was going through my first ever breakup with my then-long-distance HS boyfriend back home but we were trying to stay...	
 
	
		
        			August 14th, 2015
        
        			My Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It was 1 week before my 20th birthday, and I went to a bar after hearing that my grandparents had been in a car accident. I knew I was strong, and that I could handle myself, and I went without fear. A man kept buying me drinks, and I kept...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			November 27th, 2014
        
        			Use and Throw
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was in love with a man whom I thought had the most purest soul on earth. His initial hesitation to propose me or even kiss me made me fall for him over and over again. We worked in the same office so it was quite natural for us to...	
 
	
		
        			September 14th, 2016
        
        			So Many Times
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was always told how kind I was. Since a young age everyone told me that I had a kind heart. I feel like that’s the reason I have been taken advantage of so many times in my life. My kind heart made me vulnerable and naive to people who...	
 
	
		
        			April 28th, 2017
        
        			She Should Be Over It
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		A year ago, one of my best friends, who happens to be a guy, broke down to me about issues his girlfriend was having. He wasn’t crying, or sad, or hurt..he was angry, as he told me about how her ex had forced her a while ago (they had been...	
 
	
	
		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...	
 
	
		
        			July 28th, 2014
        
        			Babysitters
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My husband was sexual abused by his babysitter and her boyfriend in 1971, he was 4 years old. His mother, a divorcee, had a list of sitters she used. She worked odd hours and partied a lot. It just so happens that the list of sitters, their boyfriends and male/female...	
 
	
		
        			December 9th, 2014
        
        			Halloween 2014
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I went to a Halloween party with some of my friends. We had a couple drinks beforehand at my apartment before going out. I brought a bottle of Coke with two or three shots of alcohol in it, intending only to drink that that night so I would stay safely...	
 
	
		
        			February 14th, 2017
        
        			The Park
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It sounds crazy but in some way it feels kind of good to write this down here. When I was 14 I knew a Muslim boy in school. He was super sweet and we were really good friends with each other. At one point he wanted to have a relationship...	
 
	
		
        			June 12th, 2015
        
        			Date Raped at 19
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		At 19 years old I was still a virgin. I wanted to remain one until marriage, as I believed my virginity to be very important and I wanted to save it for someone I truly loved and would spend the rest of my life with. I went to a party...	
 
	
		
        			March 25th, 2016
        
        			Tormented
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I lost my virginity when I was 14, I was with my best friend at the time, we met up with one of her friends who was 21. he had problems I even think he was on drugs I’m not entirely sure. Anyways they both decided that it was my...	
 
	
		
        			March 14th, 2011
        
        			He’s Dead
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		About a month ago I got a phone call from my brother. He told me that my ex-step dad, the man who molested me during my childhood, was dead, that he had died over a year ago, in October 2009. This day was one of the happiest days of my...	
 
	
		
        			April 5th, 2017
        
        			School Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was 8 and I was heading to the girls bathroom. I walked into the biggest stall because I always go for the most spacious. I walked in and locked the door. Three males older than me, (about two or three grades), crawled into my stall from the one next...	
 
	
		
        			September 4th, 2018
        
        			Extremely Terrified
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		So, I don’t know if this will help but I was thinking I should give this writing thing a try because… well I just don’t know what else to do. To start, I do have a great therapist… she has been so good and supportive of me… but the thing...	
 
	
	
		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....	
 
	
		
        			October 15th, 2018
        
        			He used me. He left me.
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am 15 years old like a teenager doing my own thing, drama and stuff. one day i was on my snapchat doing SFS which means “shout out for shout out” it’s like you ask someone to post you and say “go add her” sum like that. That’s how you...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			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?...	
 
	
		
        			July 17th, 2015
        
        			Date Rape
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		It happened about a month ago now. This guy, whose name I will not state, added me on my Facebook and messaged me. We started talking for about 2 weeks and I was really into him, he invited me to his friends house for a few drinks one night and...	
 
	
	
		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...	
 
	
		
        			March 8th, 2016
        
        			My Daughter and I Both
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		My story: When I was six years old, I was raped by a nine-year-old boy who lived down the street. His mother walked in on the act and yelled at us to stop. She told me to put on my clothes and that I could never come back over to...	
 
	
		
        			April 6th, 2016
        
        			Holding It In
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		When I was in 5th or 6 the grade, I can’t remember exactly when it started, I began to have dreams that someone was coming into my room at night. I didn’t recall much of what they were doing. A few months after it began I realized they were not...	
 
	
	
		This happened to me last year (2016). At the time I was going through a messy divorce (I had been married for 11 years) and met a guy. At first he was very sweet, funny, and charming. He saw how much I was hurting over my divorce and cheered me...	
 
	
		
        			December 13th, 2016
        
        			He Destroyed Me
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		This is my first time sharing my story and revealing how I really feel about it. I am 24 years old now and I have lost both parents before the age of 10. We were 7 girls and one boy, but now we left only 3 girls and the boy...	
 
	
		
        			September 15th, 2009
        
        			4 short stories of sexual aggresion
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		There are those that find themselves Many times over In situations of abuse A pattern, repeated time and again The victim doesn’t understand The blame must be hers Stupid, stupid girl After the abuse When the bruises are gone The sore places on her body have healed She is left...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			February 12th, 2016
        
        			The Guy I Trusted
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		At the age of 13 years old, I was rape. After spending half of the day in the pool with my team mates( due to an international competition), I started feeling uncomfortable. By the swim pool, the guy kept placing his hands around my waist. -I always say I am...	
 
	
		
        			January 24th, 2016
        
        			My Younger Sister
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I am a 29 year old woman living in Cape Town, South Africa. I have just watched Brave Miss World on Netflix and for the first time I felt like it was okay to cry but also know that there may come a time when my sister will feel empowered...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			July 28th, 2017
        
        			Politeness Serves No One
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I had just started college; this was about ten years ago. I was leaving a frat party on my own. A male friend of a friend texted me to ask what I was doing and if I needed someone to walk me back to the dorms. I had only met...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
		
        			July 3rd, 2017
        
        			Murky Memories
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		So I’m honestly not sure what to classify this as, even six full years after it happened. Over spring break my Junior year of high school, me and two of my best friends went to a “house party” hosted by a guy we’d only met twice. One of my friends...	
 
	
		
        			September 3rd, 2014
        
        			לפני 14 שנים
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		והסיפור בעברית כי אני לא טובה לכתוב באנגלית!! דבר חשוב שיש לי לציין לפני שאני מתחילה לכתוב אני לא יודעת אנגלית טוב אני יודעת רק עברית אז מקווה שהתוכנה תתרגם נכון. שלום ראיתי את הסרט שלך והרגשתי צורך לכתוב לך את הסיפור שלי. כיום אני בת 16… זה קרה לפני...	
 
	
		
        			June 22nd, 2014
        
        			Over 40 years Ago
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I have been raped both by a stranger and on a date, both in my teen years. The stranger was giving me a ride and took a side road out into the woods. I was helpless to fight physically, so I just acted like it was ok and tried to...	
 
	
		
        			July 26th, 2016
        
        			Hope for Healing
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I was about 19 years old. I couldn’t sleep and I had been seeing a man who lived in another town. I decided that I would get an early start and hitchhike to see him. Two men picked me up. They were friendly at first, asking questions. They were both...	
 
	
		
        			May 8th, 2018
        
        			He took everything
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I went out for a night out with work, but I wasn’t nervous or apprehensive despite not knowing very many people that would be present. I worked part time in a shop, and the man who owned it owned a number of others and had a Christmas party for all...	
 
	
		
        			June 25th, 2014
        
        			Thank you for being LOUD!
        
		
		
        			
        
		
	 
	
		I know it is hard to share this burden, to deal with it again and again, to listen to stories that are triggering of the PTSD and to try to help the whole world and feel overwhelmed. I hope you will give yourself a chance to take a break when...	
 
	
		
        			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...	
 
	
	
		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...