Hey everyone!

I have been going to therapy recently and I have realized that talking to a therapist and doing trauma work has been very healing for me. Throughout my therapy, I have realized that I have SEVERAL mental illnesses and I personally believe that they all (for the most part) stem from me pushing unwanted memories into the back of my mind or suppressing my emotions. With what little therapy exposure I do have, I have learned that suppressing my emotions are not helpful anymore and I need to actually deal with my emotions and talk about my trauma so today, I bring you this video.

Sexual assault statistics and sources:

*An American is sexually assaulted every 93 seconds.

* Over 40% of women in the US have encountered sexual violence.

*Nearly 80% of female sexual assault victims experience their first assault before the age of 25.

* Around 20% of American males have been the victim of sexual violence.

* A quarter of male victims of sexual assault were under 10 years of age.

*Women and men with disabilities face twice the risk of sexual assault than able-bodied individuals.

*Nearly 20,000 sexual assaults were reported in the military in 2019.

* 7.2% of all children surveyed in 2019 had been victims of sexual assault.

* Over 25% of male sexual assault victims will experience their first assault before 10 years of age.

* Over 80% of sexual assaults are committed by an acquaintance. Teacher, parent, friend

* Almost 95% of child victims knew their sexual attacker.

Sources:

https://legaljobs.io/blog/sexual-assa...

https://www.loyola.edu/department/cou...