Welcome to Survivors Across America And beyond

Hello; welcome to Survivors Across America And beyond

SURVIVORS STORIES

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My name is Lorisa and the first time I was raped by my first boyfriend. It was the summer before my freshman year in high school. It took my a couple years to realize what had happened. A counselor at school pointed it out to me. It was hard for me to believe it...I struggled a lot with the thought. And even today...I'm struggling. I try to block it...and when I do think about it it just doesn't seem real. He died earlier this year from AIDS. That was scary for me to deal with to. I have never felt so close to death. I've also discovered that I was raped other times in my past. Those times involved alcohol and drugs..times when I wasn't able to consent to sexual experiences..because I was either passed out..or very close to it! I struggle a lot..but, I have a lot of support. My boyfriend introduced me to the survivor's page..and I have met a somegreatfriends because of it. It's sad though that such an experience of pain can bring us together.