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Kiwi Survivor Stories

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Anonymous Survivor Story:
​'I Want Others To Know They Are Not Alone'

Why  Do You Want To Tell Your Story?
I want others to know they are not alone.
Tell Us Your Story
A few months ago during a session with my counsellor, she bought up that she had suspicions that I had been sexually assaulted as a child and a lot of things clicked in my brain.

I have very vague memories, to the point where I know where the abuse happened to me, but not who abused me. Throughout my childhood, I had reoccurring nightmares where this one piece of furniture would loom over me, and fill me with dread and terror. My counsellor and I think that this was likely what I was looking at when I was being abused and that the feelings associated with my assault manifest in my dreams as this piece of furniture.

My counsellor thinks I may have been 3 or 4 when this happened to me, as my memories are so hazy, and I recount the memories like a young child. I have experienced dissociation my whole life, and have been struggling with PTSD for years, after being raped by two different men; once as a 17-year-old, and again as a 19-year-old.

The childhood abuse is still to this day what affects me the most though, as I have no idea who assaulted me. It could have been a family member. It could still be someone I know to this day.

Up until last year, I never thought other people I knew could have been sexually assaulted as children. It seemed like something that only happened on the news, to kids far away and few in between. Until I met a friend who shared his story with me. And that's why I'm sharing mine. Because I want others to know they are not alone.
- Anonymous
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022 419 3416
MOSAIC OFFICE LINE
04 389 5050

Email

enquiries@mosaic-wgtn.org.nz
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Mission, Vision & Values
    • Who We Support
    • MOSAIC Client Testimonials
    • Our Board
    • Our Staff
    • Our Funders & Sponsors
  • Services
    • Services Overview
    • Instant Booking Form
    • Tell Us Your Story
    • What is Peer Support?
    • Confidential Listening Service
    • One-to-One Peer Support
    • Peer Support Group Meetings
    • Family & Partner Support Meetings
    • Clinical & Agency Referrals to MOSAIC
  • Donate
  • Resources
    • Do You Require Urgent Assistance?
    • Kiwi Survivor Stories
    • Male Sexual Abuse in New Zealand
    • Facts VS. Myths
    • 16 Reasons Why Male Sexual Abuse Is Under-Reported
    • Have I Been Sexually Abused?
    • MOSAIC Video
    • Media >
      • Video
      • Audio
      • Articles
    • Living Well App
    • Families & Partners of Survivors
    • Recommended Websites
    • Academic Research
  • Get Involved
    • Donations
    • Ways You Can Help Us
    • Current Vacancies
  • Contact Us