Crisis Support

Finding a Grief Support Group When someone you love dies, you will grieve for that person. Sometimes the grieving process can be overwhelming. There are grief support organizations that can help you through this difficult phase of your life.These grief…
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The first step to take in protecting yourself from being a rape victim is to accept the reality of that danger. Many people ignore the statistics, that “Somewhere in America, a woman is raped every 2 minutes, according to the…
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A failed pregnancy can be very hard to deal with.  Many women might just not know what to do with themselves during this time but there are ways you can help yourself to get through it. Allow yourself to grieve…
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To imply that victims of rape are in any way responsible for such a heinous crime being committed against them would also suggest perpetrators have no will, self-control  or responsibility for their actions. This kind of thinking has done more…
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If you are a woman and you have been raped by either a male or female, the interviewer will understand you more readily if they are a female as well. By the same token, if you are a man and…
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One of the most important aspects of interviewing anyone is comfort. Making a victim of a crime comfortable enough to relay important details of the crime committed is extremely important in solving the crime. For this reason I believe victims…
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I don’t think I have PTSD, even though I have flashes of memories that were traumatic for me at the time. There’s nothing like being shot at, while hunting, by some drunk who used his hunting trip as an excuse…
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I mainly think about my body after death as still being alive, I don’t know if this is because I’m a bit strange or because I don’t think death is necessarily an ending. And so, I think about what I…
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I come from a country where a woman is raped every 26 seconds. Welcome to South Africa – where rape is not seen as a real crime. Most women don’t even bother reporting it. If the assailant isn’t known to…
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My very good friend at work is suffering through watching her own mother die. I don’t have words powerful enough to bring my friend much comfort. I know that losing a parent comes with a lot of pain. So, I…
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Driving into my driveway, my heart was pounding so hard it almost hurt. It was like that every time I came home. Would I ever be able to come home without this paralyzing fear? I sat frozen in the car….
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As someone who volunteers at sexual assault centers and safe houses, I have many years experience dealing with rape survivors. Unfortunately, I have learned that some survivors behave irresponsibly. Despite their behavior, no still means no and they are not…
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Following a three-month fight with cancer, my life partner succumbed to ovarian cancer. Her will and her advance directives clearly stated that she desired to be cremated. Even being a mortician myself, I find the idea of being cremated off…
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There is often a point where life becomes something of a nightmare. And in todays society each day can seem harder than the previous. A some point we as a nation decided to give control of our lives to to…
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How can people in this society think that any person, male or female would be an irresponsible victim of rape? There are many types of rapes for example, mind rape is when an individual consumes your inner self and controls…
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When my marriage deteriorated after nearly 30 years, I was angry and dissapointed. I wanted to work things out and get on track. I wanted things to be the way they were supposed to be. My spouse didn’t want to…
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Was I a victim of rape? I was. Did some of my choices contribute to it – yes! I met this guy at a Christian web site for singles. After recently coming through heartbreaking relationship with someone who cheated on…
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Many times people choose to choose cremation because of spiritual beliefs or economic reasons. Cremation is chosen because of the fear of burial, which I’m sure most people have. No one wants to be buried alongside other dead and decaying…
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It’s no wonder that women feel they can’t turn to others for help after being a victim of rape. I am a Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocate, and I can tell you that after four years helping victims of…
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I have come to a point in my life after almost fifty years of suffering that it is time for justice. Justice for the little girl that had no voice and no choice. The child adults used, abused and then…
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is caused by trauma. I know I have it as a result of severe abuse, motor vehicle accidents, and having been accidentally shot twice. Sounds, sights, odors, even a touch can trigger what feels like reliving…
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Are some victims of rape irresponsible? Of course they are. This does not make them responsible for their attack, however, and I believe I can PROVE it to you. I worked as the project coordinator, for several years, in charge…
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Every day, we go through conscious and subconscious mental, emotional and spiritual battles. For any battle that we do win, we are fortunate in doing so, but there are three main reasons why we lose any of these personal battles….
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Some victims of rape are absolutely irresponsible and I am one of them. One person’s irresponsibility is never a “permission slip” for someone else to rape them. Irresponsibility is, on the other hand, something that can put one in a…
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For one thing, your remains would occupy less space…sorry, had to get that out of my system. Seriously, this is an issue as the Baby Boomers start to age. Cemetery plots are starting to rise in costs and finding solutions…
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The problem with stopping a stalker is that until they actually harm the intended victim, there is not much the law can – or will – do to protect you. Restraining orders are rarely effective due to the fact that…
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Should People with Suicide Thoughts be Referred? Feeling suicidal is an emotional issue, not a clinical one. Not every person considering suicide needs ‘professional’ help. Often that is merely a cry for help, rather than being serious, and the cry…
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What happens when there is not enough time to say goodbye when someone dies unexpectedly such as in the case of a stillborn baby. Life will undoubtedly go on, for that is what the living do; however, in some cases…
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When I was eight years old, I went to sleep completely innocent of death and pain. I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of someone banging loudly on our door and the sound of my…
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The loss of a person always brings sadness along with a strong feeling of injustice. Being exposed to suffering and realizing we are powerless can turn our world around and make us feel our life and achievements are worthless. We…
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