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10 Feb, 7 tweets, 6 min read
Good evening, everyone! Welcome to #SexAbuseChat. Join tonight with me and @JCStaff_ !

House rules:

- Say hi!
- Use the #SexAbuseChat hashtag in tweets AND replies.
- Engage only if you want to.
- Be respectful of others.
- Avoid explicit language that may trigger others.
We don't discuss politics during chat.

Please avoid explicit language that may trigger others.

Please stay on tonight's topic of discussion.

As always, remember to use the
#SexAbuseChat hashtag in tweets AND replies.
As a reminder, #SexAbuseChat is not, nor is it intended to be, a therapeutic service. If you want or need therapy please seek an experienced, qualified professional.

TRIGGER WARNING: Tonight's chat discusses child abuse. While participating please practice excellent self-care.
-If you’re in crisis or need help urgently, reach out to @RAINN, @1in6org, or one of these 24-hour toll-free hotlines

- Rape Abuse & Incest National Network 800-656-4673

- @Childhelp USA 800-422-4453

- National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline 800-799-7233

#SexAbuseChat
We welcome ALL survivors of abuse, regardless of gender.

Tonight on #SexAbuseChat we're talking about Sleep Hygiene and Survivors.

Be sure to follow us at @SexAbuseChat and @SpeakOurStories also.

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@SexAbuseChat and @SayftyCom

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Reminder: We do not discuss religion, politics, or guns in this chat.
We firmly ask you to avoid these issues while participating in #SexAbuseChat to avoid triggering survivors who may have survivor experiences involving these topics.

Thank you.

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Rachel Thompson | Award-Winning Author | Feminist Profile picture
10 Feb
This week, we are going to talk about sleep hygiene. If you haven't heard this term before, it basically means how clean are your sleeping routines?!

In these long pandemic-filled days, which has amped up the anxiety for many, sleep can be more elusive than ever

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We've talked about sleep troubles, naps, and other topics here, so today we're covering sleep hygiene.

How many of us take an internet device like a phone or tablet to bed? You don't have to admit it, but stats show many people sleep with a device next to the bed.

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Even if it's only there for the alarm, it's a distraction. One might be tempted to 'check notifications' or start watching something close to bedtime.

Speaking of watching things, many people have a TV in their room, right? Pretty common.

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Rachel Thompson | Award-Winning Author | Feminist Profile picture
8 Apr 20
So we find ourselves in the midst of a global pandemic. Those who never had anxiety have increasing levels of it... For those of us w/ trauma, PTSD, anxiety and/or depression linked to sexual abuse, this situation has possibly had an effect on our symptoms.

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Those who are at home most of the time may not be affected so much by the 'lockdown' procedures sweeping the globe, however venturing out for food or meds is now a very different experience, and likely an increasingly nerve-shredding one.

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Venturing out for any reason, in many places is now partly controlled by government restrictions. The fear of making a mistake and being publicly reprimanded by an authority figure can be particularly daunting.

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Rachel Thompson | Award-Winning Author | Feminist Profile picture
6 Mar 20
THREAD on #SexualViolence:

A woman does not need to fight back or resist in order to prove that she did not consent to unwanted sex. (Canadian sexual assault law does not require proof of resistance to demonstrate a lack of consent.) Nevertheless, in popular imagination
women are often expected to resist in order to prove that they really were “real” victims of sexual assault. This is one of the enduring #RapeMyths, that a “true” victim of sexual assault will fight back or scream and yell, and if she didn’t she must have consented to sex.
This mistaken idea simply fails to understand typical responses to sexual threat, coercion, intrusion and/or fear. Too often, sexual assault victims are asked, “Why didn’t you just fight back, or scream, or struggle, or run away?”
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Rachel Thompson | Award-Winning Author | Feminist Profile picture
29 Jan 20
Tonight we're discussing disclosure - it's different for every survivor. When to disclose, if we disclose, how to disclose...we'll discuss ways and when and how tonight and all that entails (in the time available).

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When people hear the word "disclosure", especially in relation to sexual abuse, their minds probably go toward reporting to the authorities. While this is an option, of course, disclosure does not have to mean going this route.

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The definition says "the action of making new or secret information known," it doesn't say known to the entire world, or to the police or to your family. It doesn't actually stipulate.

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Rachel Thompson | Award-Winning Author | Feminist Profile picture
22 Jan 20
Many times, especially as childhood survivors of sexual abuse, therapy wasn't an option for many of us for various reasons. For me, it was the mid-70s and therapy was frowned upon. As I write in my books, only people like my 'crazy Aunt Barbara' went to therapy #SexAbuseChat
because she'd tried to end her life several times. Or it was what 'hippies' did - going to transcendental meditation or EST. Therapy wasn't for abused kids - besides, 'she's FINE' my mom told everyone. It was swept under the rug.

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It wasn't until I gave birth to my first child and experienced PPD (postpartum depression) that I sought therapy, and my shrink (wonderful guy) diagnosed me with anxiety, depression, and PTSD - living w/ all that for over 25 years! Imagine that.

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Rachel Thompson | Award-Winning Author | Feminist Profile picture
11 Dec 19
The holidays are meant to be a time of joy and merriment, according to Hallmark. For survivors of sexual abuse, the picture may be different.

The holidays can involve a lot of socializing, visiting family, seeing those from the past which can be triggering.

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It's essential we have our grounding strategies down to a fine art to navigate the festive period with as little added discomfort as is possible.

What's grounding? Grounding is simply the process of anchoring ourselves back in our bodies in the present moment.

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There are many ways of achieving this, but engaging the senses is the easiest of all.

The first task is to list the dates, times and people that may feel challenging for us. This could include dinner at our childhood home

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