Victim Blaming might sound like...
You did go home with them
Did you actually say no though?
Were you drunk?
But you would have fought back?
You must have led them on
You were sober enough to hold a conversation
You stayed there for a reason
Are you sure you didn't kiss them back?
You must have given them the wrong impression
Impact of Victim Blaming
Dr. Anhu Hurria, a psychologist and assistant clinical professor at the University of California-Irvine told U.S. News, "It's really considered a secondary trauma or a secondary assault."
She says that people who experience victim-blaming experience "greater distress, increase amounts of depression; it usually complicates their post-traumatic stress disorder, if they're experiencing that, because they're dealing with two different assaults"
When a person is victim-blamed, they are less likely to come forward in the event of future assaulte because they fear they will not be believed.
When a person fears being victim-blamed, they may not come forward in the first place.
Victim-blaming can have long-lasting, profound and damaging effect on a person who had experienced sexual violence. It is vital that we support survivors when they disclose their experiences
Source
Everyone's Invited, Instagram
Link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CrJTgwUI5Ec/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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Non-FictionTrigger warning for sexual assault, grooming, mental health issues and suicidal thoughts/attempts This is my vent book about my SA trauma, I use this as one of my coping mechanisms, to help other victims and to bring awareness.
