Survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment face humiliation, embarrassment, and the dilemma of whether to speak up in an effort to stop the abuse and risk these consequences or to suffer alone in silence. Yet, if one appears too calm, she may not be believed. Anger turned inward with no outlet can lead to stress, depression and post traumatic stress disorder. Survivors report and have been treated for a number of emotional, physical and psychological effects as a result of the experiences including but not limited to denial, self-blame, humiliation, anger, depression, weakened immune system, sleeping and eating disorders, fatigue, headaches, and backaches. The important thing is not to be fooled by terminology and statistics, because regardless of where sexual assault occurs, we cannot diminish the impact on mental health.
Sexual assault remains a problem in today's society.
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