Reply #176: By the way -

[trotsky]

your statement "rape victims will find ways forward" is BULLSHIT.

http://www.cfoc.org/SexualViolence/

The Effects of Sexual Violence/Rape

* Many long-lasting physical symptoms and illnesses have been associated with sexual victimization including chronic pelvic pain; premenstrual syndrome; gastrointestinal disorders; and a variety of chronic pain disorders, including headache, back pain, and facial pain.

* Between 4% and 30% of rape victims contract sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.

* A longitudinal study in the United States estimated that over 32,000 pregnancies result each year from rape in victims age 12 to 45 years.

* Sexual violence victims exhibit a variety of psychological symptoms that are similar to those of victims of other types of trauma, such as war and natural disaster.

* Immediate reactions to rape include shock, disbelief, denial, fear, confusion, anxiety, and withdrawal.

* Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are usually present immediately after a rape. Victims may experience emotional? detachment, sleep disturbances, and flashbacks. Approximately one third of rape victims have symptoms that continue for three months or become chronic.

* Rape victims often experience anxiety, guilt, nervousness, phobias, substance abuse, sleep disturbances, depression, alienation, and sexual dysfunction. They often distrust others and replay the assault in their minds, and are at increased risk of re-victimization.

* Women reporting forced sex are at significantly greater risk of depression and PTSD than those who have not been abused.

* Women with a history of sexual assault are more likely to attempt or commit suicide than other women. (Tell me THAT'S "moving forward." - trotsky)

* Rape can strain relationships because of its negative effect on the victim’s family, friends, and intimate partners.

* Victims of sexual violence are more likely than non-victims to engage in risky sexual behavior including having unprotected sex, having sex at an early age, having multiple sex partners, teen pregnancy, and trading sex for food, money, or other items. Some researchers view these consequences of sexual violence as vulnerability factors for future victimization.

* Rape victims are also more likely than non-victims to engage in other risky behavior, such as smoking cigarettes, overeating, drinking alcohol, and are not likely to use seat belts.


I find your callous view of the effects of rape revolting.