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Originally posted by fhqwhgads
First off, I'm a man, so I don't claim to have the answer.
That being said, I've spent time with many rape victims, and here's how I see it. It's such a violation of your person... it's like the feeling that you have when someone breaks into your house, but a million times worse because YOU are the house. You don't feel safe anymore, you don't feel that you can trust anymore...
Sometimes there is a personal injury that will never quite heal. However, give me a physicall injury over an emotional injury any day. Physical injuries heal, while emotional injuries stay with you for a long time.
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I have two family members who are rape victims. I am very close to one of them. Being male I don't profess to have the female answer to how deeply this affects a woman. I can assure you that it is way more than physical trauma. It is also something that I believe has affected her (my close family member) in more ways throughout the rest of her life than you might ordinarily recognize. Many of her life choices including alcohol abuse (not alcoholism but rather just an abuser, her relationships with other men, flash backs, and other emotional issues have all been directly affected by this.