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Sexual Assault Survivor Skills For Teens and Providers
MINDFULNESS PRACTICE
MAKING SENSE OF LOSSES
MINDFULNESS PRACTICE
SOMETIMES AFTER EXPERIENCING SEXUAL VIOLENCE TIME SEEMS OUT OF SORTS.
TAKING THE TIME TO RECOVER AND SETTLE INTO A NEW “NORMAL” IS NEEDED.
TAKE THE TIME TO GRIEVE AND DO THINGS THAT YOU ENJOY AND THAT BRING YOU PEACE.
KEEP IN MIND THAT HEALING IS A PROCESS AND CANNOT BE RUSHED. EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN RHYTHM AND TIMING.
SAFE RELATIONSHIPS
MAKING SENSE OF LOSSES
MINDFULNESS PRACTICE
RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE PROMOTE THE PROCESS OF HEALING JUST AS CONTINUED TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS CAUSE HARM.
MINIMIZING BEING AROUND PEOPLE WHO ARE EXHIBITING TOXIC BEHAVIOR PATTERNS AND INSTEAD SEEK TO BE AROUND ENCOURAGING AND VALIDATING PEOPLE.
HELPING OTHERS CAN BRING A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND EMPOWERMENT.
MAKING SENSE OF LOSSES
MAKING SENSE OF LOSSES
MAKING SENSE OF LOSSES
MULTIPLE LOSSES CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER SEXUAL VIOLENCE, INCLUDING THE LOSS OF A SENSE OF SAFTY AND TRUST IN GENERAL.
OTHER COMMON HURTS AFTER TELLING ABOUT ABUSE ARE NOT BEING BELIEVED OR BEING BLAMED OR SHAMED.
A LACK OF ABUSER CONSEQUENCES CAN CAUSE ANXIETY. NOT TO MENTION THE ONGOING STRESS OF POSSIBLY TESTIFYING IN COURT.
THOUGHTS AND TRIGGERS
THOUGHTS AND TRIGGERS
MAKING SENSE OF LOSSES
EXPERIENCING SEXUAL VIOLENCE CAN CAUSE TRAUMA REACTIONS SUCH AS THOUGHT LOOPS. THOUGHTS CAN BE HAUNTING AND CAN LEAD TO NOT FEELING IN CONTROL.
JOURNALING, ART, DANCE, PLAY OR OTHER STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES CAN HELP REGAIN A SENSE OF CONTROL
TRIGGERS LIKE SMELLS OR CERTAIN TOUCH CAN CAUSE STRESS REACTIVITY. CALMING SELF TALK, BREATHING, AND STAYING SAFE WILL HELP.
EMOTIONAL REGULATION
THOUGHTS AND TRIGGERS
EMOTIONAL REGULATION
RECENT SCIENTIFIC STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT TALKING THINGS THROUGH WITH A SAFE OTHER OFFERS A MORE NEUTRAL VIEW OF SITUATIONS.
A PERSON'S EXISTING RESILIENCE STRENGTHS SHOULD BE USED TO BUILD NEW COPING SKILLS.
FEELINGS AFTER SEXUAL VIOLENCE CAN EITHER BE SHUT DOWN OR GO OVERBOARD.
BEING DOWN ON YOURSELF OR AT FAULT FOR WHAT HAPPENED IS NORMAL AND NOT TRUE.
HEALTHY BOUNDARIES
THOUGHTS AND TRIGGERS
EMOTIONAL REGULATION
TRY TO NOTICE WHEN YOUR BODY FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE OR STRANGE. TAKE THE TIME THAT YOU NEED TO THINK.
TAKE A DEEP BREATH, TRY TO STAY OBJECTIVE AND STATE YOUR NEEDS CLEARLY.
PRACTICE SETTING BOUNDARIES IN SAFE SPACES LIKE "I DON'T LIKE THAT PLEASE STOP" OR "THAT'S NICE I LIKE THAT "
YOU ALWAYS HAVE A RIGHT TO PERSONAL PRIVACY YET BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE MOTIVES OF PEOPLE WHO ASK YOU TO KEEP SECRETS.
SELF ACCEPTANCE
CREATING A FUTURE TEMPLATE
CREATING A FUTURE TEMPLATE
HEALTHY SEXUAL/SENSUAL BEHAVIOR MIGHT NEEDS TO BE REDEFINED.
EACH PERSON HAS THIER OWN PATH SO TRY NOT TO COMPARE YOUR EXPERIENCE(S) OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE OR YOUR HEALING PROCESS TO OTHERS.
YOUR STORY IS BAD ENOUGH AND EACH PERSON HAS TO FIND A WAY TO HEAL THAT WORKS FOR THEM.
CREATING A FUTURE TEMPLATE
CREATING A FUTURE TEMPLATE
CREATING A FUTURE TEMPLATE
EACH PERSON WILL HAVE UNIQUE JOURNEY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANAGE AND COPE AS BEST THEY CAN.
WHAT HAPPENED TO A PERSON DOES NOT DEFINE WHO THEY ARE TODAY.
EVERYBODY HAS A PURPOSE AND A RIGHT TO BUILD A SAFE AND HEALTHY FUTURE.
LEARN TO TAKE A PATH THAT LEADS TOWARDS KINDNESS AND COMPASSION