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21 Dec, 6 tweets, 4 min read
Good day, everyone! Welcome to chat. Join us with me @RachelintheOC & @CStreetlights!

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 our topic of discussion.

If you think a friend can benefit, please share this chat with them right now! 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: Our 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

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

-We welcome ALL survivors of abuse, regardless of gender.

Today on #SexAbuseChat we're talking about Survivors and Vacation Time.

Be sure to follow us at @SexAbuseChat and @SpeakOurStories also.
*looks around* where's my #survivor peeps at?

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🟣 Rachel Thompson - #BrokenPeople 📚 out now! Profile picture
21 Dec
The holiday season is a time of celebration and a chance to reconnect with family and friends, but it can also present challenges for some survivors of sexual assault.

Perpetrators of sexual violence are usually someone the victim knows.

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This is especially true for those who have experienced child sexual abuse. For survivors, holiday gatherings may mean facing painful memories, feelings of anxiety, or a chance of repeated harm.

Large gatherings can also make it more difficult for survivors

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if someone who hurt them in the past will be around them. Fortunately, there are ways to help survivors feel safe as they plan for holiday gatherings.

“Each survivor’s experience and healing process is unique, and for some people,

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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 - #BrokenPeople 📚 out now! Profile picture
10 Feb
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.
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🟣 Rachel Thompson - #BrokenPeople 📚 out now! 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 - #BrokenPeople 📚 out now! 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 - #BrokenPeople 📚 out now! 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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