Be aware of how you are feeling prior to, during and after reading a man’s personal story.Be aware of what your purpose is in taking time to read what is recounted.Please remember to prioritise your own well being when reading the attached personal accounts of men’s experiences of sexual abuse and assault. It is worth visiting Jim Hopper’s page ‘ Sexually abused males: Giving and receiving guidance and hope.‘ Please take care It’s sort of like a constant underestimation of our ability to deal with things, and to find peace in the midst of it all, in the midst of the pain and suffering. Because basically, we need inspirational work and stories to be told, because otherwise we get the sense that we can’t deal with things, that we don’t have it within ourselves. The media image of guys who have been abused is often that his whole life is wrecked.
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At Living Well, we are aware that the media and much professional literature is dominated by stories of damage and therefore are particularly interested in stories that invite hope into men’s lives. Such accounts can make a man feel less alone and keep at bay thoughts that there is something particularly wrong with him (see the following quote).
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It can be useful to read accounts of how sexual abuse or sexual assault has affected men along with details of what they have found helpful. As the above quote indicates, personal testimonies that describe the experience and learning of men who have been subjected to child sexual abuse or sexual assault can provide acknowledgement, direction and hope at a time when a man is doing it tough. These personal accounts have been supplied by men who have experienced child sexual abuse or sexual assault. This section of Living Well includes stories of men’s experiences of sexual abuse.
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I couldn’t find any first hand accounts from guys about what happened, what it was like for them and how they managed to survive. My overwhelming sense of loneliness and isolation, that there was something particularly wrong with me, wasn’t helped when I started looking around for some information about being raped.