New And Confused

[000amanda000]

my names amanda, i just joined and im unsure if i should be here or not. i wont go into any detail of my experience, but what happened to me was date/acquaintance rape (from my understanding). so i wondered if theres anyone out there who had sex or a relationship with their rapist and if they'd share their experience or speak with me.

[Guest LovesLoss]

Welcome to After Silence

Im sorry for what brought you here. Take your time, look through some of the posts here, im sure you will find that you are not alone. I hope you find the help and healing you deserve here

take care

Loves

[JustManda]

Hiya amanda i'm a new manda too hehe. I'm sorry to hear you where hurt by someone you trusted. I've never been in that situation before but if you need to talk i'm all ears. Hope you enjoy the site as much as i have so far xx

[downtrodden]

Hello. This is a great place to begin healing. There are probably a lot of people that can relate to what you are going through. So don't be afraid....we're hear to listen and help. I am sorry you had to come to a site like this at all....but be strong. Remember that today might be hard to deal with, but hopefully tomorrow will be better.

[sisterinsurvival]

Hi Amanda

,

My name is Lynn, and I am a member of the New Member Support Team. I just wanted to take the time to say welcome to After Silence.

I hope that you find comfort and support here. I am glad that you have joined with us and look forward to getting to know you. If you need anything or have questions about the boards or how something works, please send me a personal message. I will gladly help in any way possible...also if you need someone to listen, let me know.

Take care,

Your Sister in Survival,

Lynn

[~FOUND~]

Hi there.

Welcome to AS.

I hope you find this site to be helpful.

Found

[John]

Hey there,

I hope that joining this wonderful, caring and loving community gives you the help, validation and support you deserve during this hard time. This place really is full of nice people who have been though similar experiences to you, and we're all here to support each other

John

[~FOUND~]

I hope you are finding your way around the boards ok.

Found

[Becky]

Hi Amanda,

Welcome to After Silence

I'm sorry for what has brought you here, but yes- you do belong here. There are many others who have experienced what you have.

Make yourself at home

Becky

[adele40]

hi and a warm welcome to you

theres so much understanding here, you will find the comfort and support you need

take care

[sarka]

I had a sort of a weird experience that I wrote about here. I hope that the site helps you sort things out.

[AstridB]

There is a thread dedicated to survivors of date/acquaintance rape under assault types.. Hope you find it helpful

[000amanda000]

thank you to everyone who welcomed me, its nice to know i have somewhere to turn. i was also wondering why i cant post anywhere but in the welcome section, do i have to have full membership or something? i would really like to post my story so i can let it all out but im unable to.

[Archie]

Hi Amanda,

This isn't usual, you should be able to post everywhere now. It's not you, honestly!!! It must be a glitch in the system. I will get a moderator in touch with you to fix it.

Welcome to AS!!!

Rachael

[000amanda000]

Hi Amanda,

This isn't usual, you should be able to post everywhere now. It's not you, honestly!!! It must be a glitch in the system. I will get a moderator in touch with you to fix it.

Welcome to AS!!!

Rachael

yes i think it was a glitch because today i was able to post my story, but thank you

[whimsical1]

welcome to after silence.

[muddylotus]

Hi,

Ya, it was an ex-bf who I hadn't seen or been with in years (known him for 20!) who decided to ask me over for coffee and a lstening ear ONLY, who then drugged and then raped me 2 weeks ago....so, I guess that is a known-person assault type of thing... And I hear you on confusion. I am also new here and trying to find my way around....find ANYONE who may know how I am feeling/not feeling/or whatever this all is!!! I want to know when the shaking will stop....

;-)

From what I have read seems like a very nice group of people here though. :-) And so I am grateful for that.

I am trying to get used to being a "survivor" and not a "victim" or "idiot who put myself in a really bad situation".... not quite there yet...