Tag Archives: sexual assault

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  Six Steps to Shattering the Silence of Sexual Abuse

  Posted on April 24, 2015 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  Guest blog by Dawn Scott Jones www.DawnJones.org I wish I had a different story. I wish it wasn’t one of horrific pain that left my life in a pile of ashes, filled with shame and sorrow. But I don’t have a different story. What I do have, however, is the power to decide how my […]

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  Rape Trauma Syndrome

  Posted on January 28, 2014 by admin in PTSD Blog.

  One in four women will experience a sexual assault in their lifetime. One in ten will develop post-traumatic stress disorder. Rape Trauma Syndrome (RTS) is a way of describing the post-traumatic stress symptoms that occur after a sexual assault. However, everyone responds differently, and the stages may vary from person to person. ACUTE PHASE This […]

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  Five Misconceptions that Held Me Back from Trauma Treatment

  Posted on December 16, 2013 by admin in PTSD Blog.

    For the past three years, I’ve been speaking and consulting on post-traumatic stress disorder. After I accompanied my best friend for treatment that radically changed her life, I began to suspect that my life was unraveling because of untreated trauma. But I was different from other people who suffered PTSD. Or so I thought. […]

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