Link: Survival and Sex
Sep. 23rd, 2015 15:56![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
torquillSurvival and Sex -- why not all survivors of sexual assault shun sex during recovery. In fact, there is no right way to heal.
Sex with a loving, supportive partner has been a large part of my own journey toward healing, self-acceptance, and owning my body. It wasn't always a smooth process, but I was able to shed a lot of my trauma triggers by engaging in sex which made me feel valued, respected, empowered, and secure. Sex for fun was something I had to learn how to be part of, and it counteracted the fear and sense of dirtiness/wrongness that I had carried for years. It's not something I would urge on any survivor, but loving sex does deserve a place in the recovery toolbox -- and no one should feel wrong about using whatever tools they find that will help them heal.
Sex with a loving, supportive partner has been a large part of my own journey toward healing, self-acceptance, and owning my body. It wasn't always a smooth process, but I was able to shed a lot of my trauma triggers by engaging in sex which made me feel valued, respected, empowered, and secure. Sex for fun was something I had to learn how to be part of, and it counteracted the fear and sense of dirtiness/wrongness that I had carried for years. It's not something I would urge on any survivor, but loving sex does deserve a place in the recovery toolbox -- and no one should feel wrong about using whatever tools they find that will help them heal.