LuciaWhy I am still friends with my rapist on Facebook.While on holiday, over a decade ago I was raped by a man. Well actually by one and a half men — the first one I liked and wanted to get to…Nov 8, 2022Nov 8, 2022
LuciaI don’t want to be called a survivor — I am a victim of your crime.The way we talk about women who have been raped or sexually abused dictates how we feel about the person who carried out the crime. The…Sep 28, 2021Sep 28, 2021
LuciaTender is the NightFor the first time in my life, I have had a panic attack in the night time, during my sleep. I frequently experience night terrors and…Oct 24, 2019Oct 24, 2019
LuciaShockwaves of sexual abuse(Weirdly, I first wrote this two days before the Weinstein case was bought to light — , perhaps the collective unconscious of the victims…Oct 24, 2019Oct 24, 2019
LuciaOmbraI have just spent two full years recovered from an illness that had consumed a huge chunk of my life and now it is back to haunt me…Oct 12, 2018Oct 12, 2018