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Broken Book
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part I: For the Victims
Ch.1 This Isn’t Your Fault
Ch.1 This Isn’t Your Fault
The Impossible Task of Not Blaming Yourself for Your Rape
Lauren Azar
Apr 4, 2019
Ch.2 Triggers
Ch.2 Triggers
For Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault, They’re Everywhere
Lauren Azar
Apr 5, 2019
Ch.3 Please, Go to Therapy
Ch.3 Please, Go to Therapy
My Plea for Sexual Assault Victims to Get Help, Like I Didn’t
Lauren Azar
Apr 6, 2019
Ch.4 Family & Friends
Ch.4 Family & Friends
How to Speak with Friends & Family About Your Rape
Lauren Azar
Apr 7, 2019
Ch.5 I Know It Aches
Ch.5 I Know It Aches
How Rape & Sexual Assault Destroy Souls
Lauren Azar
Apr 8, 2019
Ch.6 Bringing Sexy Back
Ch.6 Bringing Sexy Back
How to Have Sex After Rape
Lauren Azar
Apr 9, 2019
Ch.7 Sharing
Ch.7 Sharing
Three Times I Wasn’t Prepared for Friends’ Reaction to My Story
Lauren Azar
Apr 10, 2019
Ch.8 Isolation
Ch.8 Isolation
Isolation After Traumatic Events Are ‘Post’ to Everyone But You
Lauren Azar
Apr 11, 2019
Ch.9 Small World
Ch.9 Small World
How Traumatic Events Make Real Life Seem Dumb
Lauren Azar
Apr 12, 2019
Ch.10 Just Say No
Ch.10 Just Say No
How I Concluded PTSD Shouldn’t Be Treated by Controlled Substances or Controlling Men
Lauren Azar
Apr 13, 2019
Ch.11 The Buddy System
Ch.11 The Buddy System
Why Telling Someone Could be the Difference Between Success and Failure
Lauren Azar
Apr 14, 2019
Ch.12 Coping
Ch.12 Coping
While navigating through all the emotions and the people and sudden injections of real life, the darkest times actually occur during all…
Lauren Azar
Apr 16, 2019
Ch. 13 The Dark Side
Ch. 13 The Dark Side
The Curious Case of Morbid Curiosity
Lauren Azar
Apr 17, 2019
Ch.14 You Got This
Ch.14 You Got This
There’s No Guidebook, But There’s This
Lauren Azar
Apr 18, 2019
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