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In reply to the discussion: Rape more Common than Smoking in the US [View all]Tsiyu
(18,186 posts)Many times rape victims are held back in life because they feel worthless, and vulnerable even years after the rape.
They don't live life to its fullest, don't reach their full potential, because they fear certain situations or they are so busy trying to do the work of recovering and coping, they don't want to take any risks; they avoid any situation that might lead to further assault.
The cost, medically is also phenomenal.
With PTSD, certain things will trigger a panic attack or flashback. It can be a smell, a song, a part of town. It can be absolutely debilitating.
I have wanted to do a post like this for a while, but I stayed out of it until after the election. I have been waiting for a chance to put the misogynists on this board in their place.
They opened the door; they asked for these statistics because they don't care enough to look them up for themselves. They just run around here bloviating and flinging poo and expecting us all to put up with their sophomoric, ignorant shit.
But I hope the posters in thee and some of the other rape threads have shown rape survivrs on DU that there are an abundance of really good people on this site - both male and female.