My Sexual Assault Story ~ It's NEVER Your Fault

~TRIGGER WARNING~: Rape, manipulation, feelings of worthlessness/depression/PTSD/anxiety
Please know I'm not posting this to get pity or attention. I hope I can convey my sincerity of that in not only my words but the fact that I'm really trying to educate people (just from my experience and own learnings) and help any other survivors that I can. I feel so deeply about this because I know how deeply it hurts. I also hope that maybe this video will make just one person think and stop before a rape joke leaves their lips.
I'm planning on making more videos related to this topic so please be on the look out if you think any of these videos could be of help to you:
~how I reconnected with my body
~how I was able to speak out and tell someone
~why it doesn't matter what I was wearing and why I still wear the clothes that I was wearing that night to this day
~confronting my rapist
~dealing with PTSD/panic attacks/being triggered
~art relating and dealing with my sexual assault
National Sexual Assault Hotline (U.S.): 1-800-656-4673
International help: www.rainn.org/...
Online chat and online help: hotline.rainn....

[@laurendespins1020]

You're so exceptionally strong Ali! I'm so proud of you for sharing your story and spreading love and support.

[@multiyapples]

nothing but support and the best for you and everyone else. you are incredibly strong.

[@quinnbritton7541]

Thank you for sharing your story and experience. It has inspired me to keep moving through my journey of healing.

[@moadymohammed6474]

you made me cry 😭😭😭😭💔

[@JustEvie]

Thank you for sharing, I know how hard that is 💗

[@kytrpekka5750]

For so long I felt like it was my fault I keep going through it in my Head wonder what I could have done different my husband so wonderful is there whenever I need to talk he's the most important man to have in my life

[@sub-harmonik]

guys will often take silence as consent if you've been kissing. it's kind of 'hoping' that the other person is a willing participant and being unable to accept that they aren't without an explicit 'no', 'stop' or being pushed away.
And I think there's also an element of not wanting to accept that someone is unwilling or unable to verbally communicate a 'stop' even if the man is being shocking or making it difficult, because they still want to feel like they're worth communicating with without having to prompt. (and they're desperate to 'get laid').

[@kevobeney5308]

Thank you for sharing your darkest nightmare

[@keiths1605]

You are a beautiful young lady and didn't deserve this I wish you the best and hope you can get over this and move on with your life and have a successful one there's nothing that you done that gives him the right to do what he done

[@andreasar7051]

16:58 "they can't decide who gets to touch them". How do you explain this? You literally agreed to kiss this guy every time you got a question wrong. You clearly knew you were bad at Latin; it's only logical that you should have been expecting lots of touching of the lips. Please smarten up and don't use conflicting statements in the same video.

[@FlashBullets]

Hurt by a boy at school actually I saw that as well thank you for telling me the story it really helps because I was a sexually assaulted for real and it was scary

[@jazzyramirez659]

omg thx for telling your story u keep on motavoten us

[@telfordtullsr.393]

Praying for you

[@tonyrobbins1665]

You shouldn't have told him okay. That was a green light in his eyes.
You didn't establish your boundaries

[@justmai2476]

You're so brave for sharing this, truly. Keep fighting lovely, xxx
Also check this poem out: th-cam.com/video/tmlo8Pk_QXY/w-d-xo.html

[@TATTDIS]

9:15 "basically accepted it (and enjoyed it)".

[@bb7370]

Good that u got it out 💚

[@andreasar7051]

15:07 time mark -- what's going on here...?

[@user-sy4jm8ip8b]

Correct me if I'm wrong because I want to give you the benefit of the doubt, but you gave they guy verbal consent to kiss you a bunch? Then you didn't verbally tell him to stop throughout the entire encounter? But you squeezed your eyes shut and tried to sit up as body language? Is this correct?
Regardless, I am deeply sympathetic about the trauma you endured from the encounter & I hope you feel better soon. Just please stand up for yourself next time by saying no. People aren't mind readers.

[@stephenfiore9960]

Thank you for sharing. May God Bless You through the Lord Jesus Christ

[@JessieMoore-ci4ww]

Hey Penn my bad.

[@rbyq6398]

He was probably studying to be a gynecologist

[@jazzyramirez659]

stay strong

[@Paul-by4xj]

You should have left earlier

[@bogieabono4945]

Cmon

[@aunnasrnsky8287]

your so strong! 😀😍😋

[@AnimFrimpong]

Hi im kay from Ghana