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If you need help, ask for it

by David Anderson|  September 26, 201811:46 am| 6 Comments

This post is in: All Too Normal, All we want is life beyond the thunderdome

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This is all incredibly hard. If you're a survivor of sexual violence and need help, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) September 24, 2018

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  1. 1.

    randy khan

    September 26, 2018 at 11:51 am

    Particularly timely given the declaration Avenetti released just a little while ago.

    One more

    This one is particularly stomach-turning, but it should not go unnoticed that she indirectly corroborates some of the Dr. Blasey Ford’s story by talking about how Kavanaugh and Judge went to a lot of parties.

  2. 2.

    geg6

    September 26, 2018 at 11:55 am

    @randy khan:

    Well actually, it sounds like dozens more but only one more talking at the moment.

  3. 3.

    dmsilev

    September 26, 2018 at 11:55 am

    @randy khan: That was hard, painful even, to read. I’m sure Grassley is, as we speak, figuring out how he can dismiss it while pretending to maintain a figleaf of concern.

    And one question that the Democrats need to ask Kavanaugh is “Since you were clearly lying about not drinking and partying in high school, why should we believe anything you claim on more serious questions?”

  4. 4.

    Cheryl Rofer

    September 26, 2018 at 12:05 pm

    Here’s a good article on thinking through our stories.

  5. 5.

    Susan K of the tech support

    September 26, 2018 at 12:13 pm

    From Lexi Alexander, a tip on how to breathe to get you out of fight-flight-freeze:

    Remember that reading a news story about a trauma that has happened to you as well will more often than not trigger your sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight). Breathe in for 4 sec, hold it for 7, exhale for 8. Repeat. It will cause a shift 2 parasympathetic nervous system

    Source: https://twitter.com/Lexialex/status/1041716656173510657

  6. 6.

    Mnemosyne

    September 26, 2018 at 12:21 pm

    They also offer a live chat if you are not comfortable speaking on the phone, plus a ton of links and resources to find in-person therapy:

    http://www.rainn.org

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