Terry’s Reflections
I can’t keep going under… I offered no resistance…. I thought...Should I fight, scream, shout stop…. Will it work?
You’re so aggressive… I felt powerless… You were crazed… Inside I said stop… I opened my mouth and nothing came out… I think you thought I was okay with everything…. I was confusing the thoughts in my head…. And I can’t trust myself ….
Was I raped? I didn’t fight back!!!!!!
A Moment w/Coach
Many people like Terry feel this way when they get raped. They become confused about what to do. There in shock. Abuse can happen suddenly...Terry was intimidated by her abusers size. He was bigger than her. So she played possum. When she did that... she started think she was saying yes... In fact she was just surviving. She had no where to run, hide and no one would have heard her screams... so she had to submit... Her submission didn't mean consent....
Each time the abuse happened to Terry...another piece of her died. She's working hard to regain her Identity and Power .
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