ARE WE PROTECTED????

Being a Rape victim

In South African law, rape is defined as: 'Intentional, unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent'.
The organisation POWA(People Opposing Woman Abuse) defines rape as ANY forced or coerced genital contact or sexual penetration.
Being raped may change the way that person feels about themself and other people. Some people feel guilty, some get depressed and angry or suicidal. Being raped is like being killed your emotional, physical and mental health well being. People often feel dirty, unwanted and unloved. Rapists are everywhere, it can be your father, brother, partner, teacher, priest nephew and it can also be a deputy president(so called leaders), after that they get away with that, some are never left to get away with that and it is when justice takes place.
But what happens to an individual that has been raped?. Do you go for counselling and therapy sessions time and again?. Yes, but after that process you still left with the scars. The emotional scars take far longer and are much more difficult to repair.It is often helpful for the rape survivor to get counselling from a professional who can help you deal with your fears and emotions.
There are people who can't speak about what happened to them and I understand how they feel, I also know that they don't like being quite about it, some of them have no choice, some is fear. Imagine being killed because you spoke out!!
Hey people are really rude. All the rapist on earth have no reason for raping people and the is no reason for that.I feel the rapist should stop abusing, hurting and being selfish. They must keep their skins to themselves. The people who raped are left with scars and bad memories for life. I usually hear the phase of 'Forgive and forget'. I can forgive but I can not forget. The other survivors can do both both forgive and forget, but others can't forgive and forget and it usually live them angry and sad.
I hope all the woman and children who have been raped are speaking OUT, and for those who cant speak out hold on tight to boat, we are still in the same boat. No one deserves to be hurt, no one deserves that not you, not me not anyone.
Take care of yourselves for me.