My rapist’s name is John. When I was 17, I lived on my own with my 19-year-old boyfriend. We would go to house parties on the weekends....

Even if I never saw their faces, I will never forget them. I will never know who they are, but they are still ghosts who keep following...

I was raped by the man I thought I would spend the rest of my life with. After the rape, my therapist at the time didn't believe me and...

I’d hoped I wouldn’t have to come here again and unfortunately here I am, my 2nd truth submission. My 1st one was written at the end of...

Sometimes, I need to be honest with myself: I am still afraid. Part of me will always be afraid. I was harmed. I was traumatized. I spent...

I was watching a TV show tonight that portrayed sexual assault, and it’s incredible how quickly the memories come back... The boy who...

10 years. 10 years since you stole my innocence and changed the trajectory of my life forever. That night I was just supposed to be...

I was on a road trip with a guy I had been dating for a while and we got drunk while staying with one of his friends. I woke up in his...

I was camping with my best friend. I thought I looked disgusting since I hadn’t showered in days but to him I was still fresh bait. As he...

I grew up with hard-working parents. They loved me and they showed me how much they cared for my brother and me. We were both young; he...

Dear courageously strong man or woman, Over the past 11 years this is what I've learned. I really struggled with the idea of sharing my...

12.14.2019 “But you don’t want to ruin his life, do you?” It was a question that pierced my gut when it came from one of my best friends....

I was abused at a young age by my older brother. He would get me to do things with him and told me I wasn't allowed to tell anyone or I...

I was 16 I had so many dreams. Because I never thought I’d make it past 14. I reconnect with an old friend. We kiss at a party and oh...

My name is Sara, and I am a survivor of sexual trauma. It was July of 2018, shortly after my 22nd birthday. I was talking to a guy that I...

I was 5, I was 6, then I was 7. He was like a grandpa to me. I remember we were very religious at the time, going to church, having daily...

I have struggled with this lingering thought for a long time, "was I molested?" I have no clear memories of my childhood in fact I don't...

I cannot verbally say, "I was raped" or even, "I was sexually assaulted." I was drunk and I was too scared to fight because I kept...

The only early memories I have are of being abused. I can feel the gaps in my childhood the way you feel the space in your mouth where a...

I was a freshman in college when he first messaged me on Twitter. He noticed we were into the same type of music and he honestly admitted...