That’s exactly what my rapist did. I tried to push him off me, but stopped struggling when he said he liked it. Months later, I told him he had raped me, and he told me he “didn’t see it that way.” He still has no idea why I’m so angry, or why I was so relieved when he finally said he wanted to divorce. He expected me…

I can totally picture Jack McCoy saying this

how are we coping this week? not well. trying. trying. trying... so glad i’ve got a husband who, may not totally understand my anxiety, loves me and hears what i’m saying and just tries to help out more with our 3 kids when i’m acting completely weird.

I’m convinced anxiety comes with being an empath or sensitive human being. We just FEEL everything so deeply. I’ve been teary and down the past few weeks. World and life events. What helps? Meditation, yoga, a small increase in meds, Moroccan Mint tea, chats with BFF ‘s.

It seems like everyone is having anxiety issues this week. Monday night I ended up in the ER; that entire afternoon I felt like my throat was closing up, I kept gagging, and felt like I was going to pass out. It was all because of anxiety and stress.

That sounds like an amazing idea, especially because an eight year old gave me a shell last Sunday!

This is going to sound weird or trite, but it worked for me, so...I got so overwhelmed, especially with my redneck gun-toting family on Facebook yelling about Obama Muslim Terrorists taking our guns etc.

Your son is the sweetest human.

My anxiety was so bad this week, thanks to having tons of assignments due as the semester comes to a close, as well as my attempts at dating just being stressful. I did yoga a few times, and that helped. I think forcing myself to take deep breaths tricks my body into calming down. Also, taking a night off from dealing…

Hi Jezzies!

This is oddly adorable.

My mother and I have the same kind of weird open relationship. Like a decade ago she had a sex dream about her boss’ complete fucking loser of a teenage son. I still bring it up anytime she even remotely criticizes my boyfriend “ well you’re right, he doesn’t hold a candle to Steve’s son and his magic dick”

I call them changs! Chin Bangs!

I am also a chin-plucker! A very frequent one. I’ve had them since my early 20s. My mom thinks it’s due to lesbianism!

I’m not usually inclined to jump to black humor as an immediate response to tragedy, but this remark is so on point and twisted. Just hilarious because it’s almost true. <3 Please come sit over here by me, forever!

Another issue, for me, which some other commentators have referred to, is that physical abuse like that depicted in the images by Palombo is the most obvious and easily identifiable. My partner never, ever hit me where anyone else would see it. He never split my lip or bruised my eyes, but he left marks on other parts…

He actually though it was “Coo Coo Ka Jew” but he had second thoughts about writing it that way.

Thank you. Learning one’s own worth can be a really harrowing struggle sometimes.

Oh yes! I hope my comment about her current status didn’t imply the “just leave him duh!” mindset. It's been a conversation for her weekly in therapy.

This this this this. I'm a survivor and I work with other survivors daily. They rarely look like this. I'm working with one young girl now who gets told to kill herself every day. He's broken her nose before but right now he's just breaking her spirit. Bruises, cuts, and broken bones heal faster than the emotional…