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    Podcast: Reporting sexual violence and abuse

    Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020 by Nikita

    From friend to rapist

    I bit down on my fingers to withstand the pain. I felt like I was falling down a never ending slope – like I was losing grip of reality.

    Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020 by Nikita

    Still being abused all these years later

    She did not believe me and told me that if I tell anyone that childcare will take me away. I kept silent for years.

    Oct 22, 2019Oct 22, 2019 by Nikita

    I still miss my aborted child despite the abusive relationship

    We live in a world that has set definitions for everything. However, the problem comes when the definitions overlap and overlapping definitions are problematic because confusion arises… Read more “I still miss my aborted child despite the abusive relationship”

    Aug 16, 2018 by Nikita

    He raped me for seven years and blamed me

    I was a mere five years old when my stepfather first came into my room in the dead of night. He whispered my name and when I… Read more “He raped me for seven years and blamed me”

    Jul 23, 2018 by Nikita

    The demons of rape just never go away, do they?

    One day in April 1997, a demon that had been chasing me finally caught up. It wasn’t shadowed and cloaked. Instead, it was open, smiling, and full… Read more “The demons of rape just never go away, do they?”

    May 13, 2017 by Nikita

    ‘I am not a better person as a result of having been raped’

    I hate it when people call me “brave” for surviving being raped. It’s been seven years since he took me to his dorm and after my saying… Read more “‘I am not a better person as a result of having been raped’”

    May 11, 2017 by Nikita

    Strong, independent, educated – and abused

    The most recent social media hashtag party invited all and sundry to #SaveMelania. … Yes, the new First Lady of the US. That Melania. Even the most… Read more “Strong, independent, educated – and abused”

    Jan 26, 2017 by Nikita

    What people don’t tell you about the aftermath of sexual trauma

    There are many difficulties one goes through after a traumatic event. We hear all about these; the stages of grief, decisions of whether to tell family, friends,… Read more “What people don’t tell you about the aftermath of sexual trauma”

    Jan 25, 2017Mar 29, 2017 by Nikita

    The dorm master and his ‘pets’

    This is what happened to me in 1954-1955. The teacher must be long dead by now. It used to snow there most winters. It was austere in its control… Read more “The dorm master and his ‘pets’”

    Jul 18, 2016 by Nikita

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