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After you have been a victim of rape, incest, domestic violence or sexual assault, there are many ways to begin the healing process. Learn about therapy, relaxation techniques, the legal system, and help available at crisis centers.

Rape: Healing and Survival
From Tracee Cornforth, Guide to Women's Health, an article all about healing after rape. Discover what happens at the emergency room, how to deal with the police, what may happen to you emotionally and physically, and how to help a friend through this traumatic event.

Rediscover U
This site is dedicated to all adults who have been abused as children. These articles deal with everything from the cost of child abuse to how abuse actually hurts the brain.

Healing After Rape
Read what a date rape survivor has to say about the healing process. Getty Bailey is now an advocate and rape crisis counselor who talks about self-defeat, building trust, and recovery.

Abuse Survivor Articles
Scroll down this page to find many articles and answers to survivor's questions. The articles address questions such as 'why me?', 'dealing with bad days', 'always get things wrong?' and 'your inalienable rights as a human'.

Healing After Sexual Assault
From the State University of New York, an excellent article about healing after sexual assault. Learn why non-judgmental listening is an important part of recovery, and why the survivor needs to reclaim control of his or her life.

Healing Help From Survivors
Hope For Healing offers tips from other survivors to help you through the healing process. Read through this list and choose a few tips that speak to you, then put them into practice.

Not To People Like Us
Domestic abuse happens to women at every rung of the economic ladder. Abuse in upscale families has been underreported and survivors keep the secret. Take the test at this site as a pre-screening measure.

Multiplicity, Abuse and Healing
The MAH Network offers lots of information and support for survivors of sexual, ritual, emotional, physical, and verbal abuse. Find out how to anonymously tell your abuser how you feel. Read articles that will help you heal. Read more about DID, its symptoms and treatment.

Self-Help Books for Survivors
This long list of recommended books for survivors of rape, assault, and incest is from the Butler County Rape Crisis Program. This excellent list has many books to help family and friends of survivors.

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