Rape Trauma Syndrome is experienced by rape victims and can be divided into phases.
During the
Acute Phase survivors may feel shock, disbelief, or in some way frozen and may attempt to disconnect himself or herself from the person who was raped. Survivors may feel humiliated, confused, dirty, ashamed, or in some way at fault for the assault, particularly if the assailant was an acquaintance. Victims often experience extreme nightmares, heightened
anxiety, frequent
flashbacks, and a strong attempt to disconnect from one's emotions. They may be in
denial, trying to convince themselves that the assault did not actually occur. It is common for a victim of acquaintance rape to try to protect the perpetrator.
Victims may respond to the rape in either an expressive or controlled style. The expressive style involves obvious outward emotions such as crying, shaking, rage, tenseness, ironic and uncomfortable laughter (part of their denial), and restlessness. A controlled style occurs when the victim appears to be quite calm and rational about the situation, even if he or she were facing severe internal
turmoil. There is no single response to rape; every individual deals with his or her intensely
traumatic emotions differently.
After the acute phase, the
Reorganization Phase begins and the survivor attempts to reorganize their life and create the world that they once knew. Despite their best efforts though, this phase is often riddled with feelings of guilt, shame,
fear, and anxiety. Emotions such as
anger, anxiety,
denial, and loss (of security) surface. Development of an inability to trust is frequently caused by sexual assault. This loss of the fundamental need for security wreaks havoc on the survivor’s life, causing the individual to feel completely powerless and without control over his or her own body. The survivor may feel
unsafe, which can cause a heightened state of anxiety as well as difficulty with intimate relationships. Victims may attempt to return to normal social interaction (i.e. go out to social engagements), and consequently find themselves unable to do so. Their attempts to re-establish themselves in relationships may be hindered by a lack of trust.
Survivors often isolate themselves from their support network either physically or emotionally. The survivor may feel disconnected from peers as a result of the perceived personal experience. The shattering of
trust can adversely affect intimate relationships, as survivors may have a heightened suspicion of other’s motives and feelings.
Sexual assault can change an individual forever by altering their outlook. The end result can be an individual in a constant state of turmoil and in extreme cases, suicide.
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Imagine having to go through this and continue to sleep with many differnt strangers because you are stuck?..Not only that imagine if this happened to you as a child and as an adult and it was your occupational hazzard?And that people run around sayign you really like having sex with strangers and you make good money(which is antother not so completely accurate statement) and its O.K because its just sex..Just because you arent raped by everyone.Or just becasue you were only "raped" once.
I find it NO coincidence that many in this "field" have been sexually assaulted as children or otherwise physically battered..no one helped them they got no "therapy" no one cared about them so they run away...and the ones who will help them are just coinsidentally offerign them cushy jobs in the "sex trade"...Using such ignorant statements as why give it a way for free and its no differnt than having sex without gettting paid and HEY take control back...
Blessings
Dallas
Blessings
Dallas
