BTW, not to turn this into a whole huge discussion, but this is why I have a problem with being a "survivor" of sexual violence -- Yes, I understand the reasons people choose to use "survivor" rather than "victim" but there's also the feeling to me that there's an air of "I'm more in tune with myself, I understand things better, etc. because of the bad things that have happened to me."
I'm firmly in the "No, really, I never wanted this to happen to me, and if I had to do it all over again, I'd change my path to not involve sexual violence." Perhaps I'm in denial, or whatever, but to me being a "proud survivor" doesn't feel right *to me, for me*.
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Date: 2009-03-16 05:58 pm (UTC)I'm firmly in the "No, really, I never wanted this to happen to me, and if I had to do it all over again, I'd change my path to not involve sexual violence." Perhaps I'm in denial, or whatever, but to me being a "proud survivor" doesn't feel right *to me, for me*.