I wonder how many people are being 'triggered' by hearing about sexual assault in the news.

[milestogo]

It is a trigger for me.

I want to fast forward through this week.

[lunatica]

1. A few million.

https://www.nsvrc.org/statistics


One in five women and one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives (a)

In the U.S., one in three women and one in six men experienced some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime (o)

51.1% of female victims of rape reported being raped by an intimate partner and 40.8% by an acquaintance (a)

52.4% of male victims report being raped by an acquaintance and 15.1% by a stranger (a)

Almost half (49.5%) of multiracial women and over 45% of American Indian/Alaska Native women were subjected to some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime (o)

91% of victims of rape and sexual assault are female, and nine percent are male (m)

In eight out of 10 cases of rape, the victim knew the perpetrator (j)

Eight percent of rapes occur while the victim is at work (c)

[obamanut2012]

2. Go to twitter -- a lot

It is really upsetting to #metoo.

[marlakay]

3. They say you don't remember but

I have been triggered all week by high school stuff and I am 62.

[procon]

4. I'm having very mixed feelings that run the gamut from panic attacks to

moments catharsis as I've come to realize that I'm not alone and my experiences are (regrettably) shared by many women. It's a terrible sisterhood we all share. I am hopeful that the public airing of the flagrant sexual abuse of so many American women will result in changing the social mores and we can stop giving our attackers a free pass to ruin the lives of more women.

...but then I hear some hoary old Republican man speak on the subject of sexual abuse, and I despair.

[lamp_shade]

5. Day #1 of the #METOO movement was my trigger... my a catharsis.

[aikoaiko]

6. A lot. Partly based on the facts of Kav's behavior, but the justification, denial, and jokes

about sexual assault are really bringing up a lot of hurt.

Especially when it comes from friends and family via Facebook or other social media.

[Behind the Aegis]

7. Triggered? No.

But, I have been pissed off quite a few times. I have been angered at the treatment Dr. Ford has had to face. I have also been fucking mad as hell at those who have denigrated male victims by claiming how we are "more" believed than women. It IS NOT a goddamned fucking competition! Victims are victims, and so are survivors! I am a goddamned survivor! I won't let ANYONE make me feel less than for what happened to me because I am a man!

[Ilsa]

8. No so much triggered, but really

pissed off about men who think they can mistreat women and sweep it under the rug. I'm sickened by their thirst for power at the expense of ethics and decency.