Connor Whiteley

Sexual violence explores how sexual trauma impacts mental health, individuals and how to heal after this ultimate betrayal. If you're searching for a resource to understand more about sexual violence, I Am Not A Victim, I Am A Survivor can help. This book guides you towards understanding how sexual violence devastates lives and mental health and how healing is possible. This engaging, fascinating book helps you to learn the wide-ranging impacts of sexual violence, how it destroys mental health and how healing is possible. This easy-to-understand book includes: Basics of sexual violence ―Find a comprehensive overview of sexual violence so you understand how it impacts a person. Discover Connor Whiteley's personal experience- Connor guides you on a deeply personal journey investigating the first five months of hardship after his rape. Strategies for surviving- Get techniques and strategies to help you manage your emotions, your mental health and your life after the awful aftermath of sexual trauma. If you want to improve your understanding of sexual violence and its impact on individuals then look no further. This is the book for you.I Am Not A Victim, I Am A Survivor Content Includes Introduction What Are Some Self-Soothing Strategies? Part One: My Personal Experience of Rape The Effects of Sexual Assault Group Identities and Problematic Names of Rape and Sexual Assault Services Why Isn't an Erection Consent? Triggers Can Come from Anywhere What Is Intent to Survive? How Can Sexual Violence Impact Your Sexuality and Attraction and a Possible Way Forward Accepting The Weirdness of Triggers Remember And Focus on The Good Times You Have the Right to Make a Choice Guilt As a Sexual Violence Survivor Trying To Live Your Life as Much as Possible After Sexual Violence If You Can't Make Decisions, That's A Normal Trauma Response Thoughts On Virginity Loss After Sexual Violence Dealing With Existing Friendships After Sexual Violence Making New Friends After Sexual Violence Why Didn't I Report My Sexual Assault? You Have the Right to Be Vulnerable and Confused How Does Sexual Violence Impact Employability and Personal Finances? If You Don't Deal with Trauma, It Will Deal with You How To Change Negative Self-Talk to Positive Self-Talk After Sexual Violence? What Is Disempowerment in Mental Health? What Does Disempowerment Look Like After Sexual Trauma? Accepting Your Mental Health and Trauma Response for What They Are Appreciating The True Power of Social Networks Enjoy The Good Times My Experience of Revealing My Rape to The Workplace The Great Collapse of My Mental Health and Always Read Trigger Warnings What Is It Like to Experience a Major Depressive Episode? What Is Rape Grief? Part Two: Facts, Figures and More on Sexual Violence What Are the Facts and Figures for Sexual Violence on University and College Campuses? What Happens During a Counselling Assessment? How To Be a Trauma-Informed Partner? What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Conclusion: You Will Have Your Healing Moment And more...

Sexual violence explores how sexual trauma impacts mental health, individuals and how to heal after this ultimate betrayal. If you're searching for a resource to understand more about sexual violence, I Am Not A Victim, I Am A Survivor can help. This book guides you towards understanding how sexual violence devastates lives and mental health and how healing is possible. This engaging, fascinating book helps you to learn the wide-ranging impacts of sexual violence, how it destroys mental health and how healing is possible. This easy-to-understand book includes: Basics of sexual violence ―Find a comprehensive overview of sexual violence so you understand how it impacts a person. Discover Connor Whiteley's personal experience- Connor guides you on a deeply personal journey investigating the first five months of hardship after his rape. Strategies for surviving- Get techniques and strategies to help you manage your emotions, your mental health and your life after the awful aftermath of sexual trauma. If you want to improve your understanding of sexual violence and its impact on individuals then look no further. This is the book for you.I Am Not A Victim, I Am A Survivor Content Includes Introduction What Are Some Self-Soothing Strategies? Part One: My Personal Experience of Rape The Effects of Sexual Assault Group Identities and Problematic Names of Rape and Sexual Assault Services Why Isn't an Erection Consent? Triggers Can Come from Anywhere What Is Intent to Survive? How Can Sexual Violence Impact Your Sexuality and Attraction and a Possible Way Forward Accepting The Weirdness of Triggers Remember And Focus on The Good Times You Have the Right to Make a Choice Guilt As a Sexual Violence Survivor Trying To Live Your Life as Much as Possible After Sexual Violence If You Can't Make Decisions, That's A Normal Trauma Response Thoughts On Virginity Loss After Sexual Violence Dealing With Existing Friendships After Sexual Violence Making New Friends After Sexual Violence Why Didn't I Report My Sexual Assault? You Have the Right to Be Vulnerable and Confused How Does Sexual Violence Impact Employability and Personal Finances? If You Don't Deal with Trauma, It Will Deal with You How To Change Negative Self-Talk to Positive Self-Talk After Sexual Violence? What Is Disempowerment in Mental Health? What Does Disempowerment Look Like After Sexual Trauma? Accepting Your Mental Health and Trauma Response for What They Are Appreciating The True Power of Social Networks Enjoy The Good Times My Experience of Revealing My Rape to The Workplace The Great Collapse of My Mental Health and Always Read Trigger Warnings What Is It Like to Experience a Major Depressive Episode? What Is Rape Grief? Part Two: Facts, Figures and More on Sexual Violence What Are the Facts and Figures for Sexual Violence on University and College Campuses? What Happens During a Counselling Assessment? How To Be a Trauma-Informed Partner? What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Conclusion: You Will Have Your Healing Moment And more...

Written by a rape survivor for aspiring and qualified psychologists. We need to break the silence around sexual violence. We know sexual violence destroys lives, but how? By the end of this fascinating, insightful and easy-to-understand book, you'll learn: How common is sexual violence? How does sexual violence destroy lives? How does sexual violence negatively impact mental health? Why do men and women commit sexual offences? How to support survivors of sexual violence? And so much more. This engaging, fascinating psychology book on sexual violence written by rape survivor and internationally bestselling author Connor Whiteley GMBPsS provides readers with an in-depth, shocking look at the impacts of sexual violence, how to help survivors and how we can end sexual violence once and for all. BUY NOW Breaking The Silence Content Includes Introduction Part One: Sexual Violence What Are the Facts and Figures for Sexual Violence on University and College Campuses? Why An Erection Isn't Consent 5 Harmful Myths About Child Sexual Abuse The Effects of Sexual Assault Group Identities and Problematic Names of Sexual Assault and Rape Services Update On Use of Inclusive Language in Mental Health Services What Is Intent to Survive? What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? What Is Coercive Control? What Is Disempowerment in Mental Health? And Some Lived Experience What Might Disempowerment Look Like in Response to Trauma? You Only Know So Much Without Lived Experience Why Shouldn't You Invalidate Your Traumatic Experiences? How Are Sexual Assault, Self-Harm and Suicide Connected? How Does Trauma Affect the Heart? How To Stop Teenage Dating Violence? How To Manage the Aftermath of Sexual Assault? What Is the Neurological Impact of Sexual Assault? What Makes a Psychologist Trauma-Informed? Triggers Can Come from Anywhere A Weird Situation, Being Not Defensive and Not Judgemental Why Having Evening Appointments Is Amazing? What Happens During a Counselling Assessment? Thoughts On the Gap Between Booking the Appointment and The Counselling Assessment What's It Like to Experience a Major Depressive Episode? What To Do When Depression Makes It Impossible to Get Out of Bed? How To Be a Trauma-Informed Partner? How To Help a Teenage Sexual Assault Survivor? What Issues Create Barriers for Abused Men? Why Is It Difficult to Recognise Domestic Violence Against Men? How To Build Resilience After Trauma? What Is Rape Grief? Part Two: Anxiety Disorders What Is Panic Disorder and Anxiety Disorders? Introduction To Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT For Anxiety Disorders Exposure Therapy Part Three: Female Sexual Offending Introduction To Female Sexual Abuse of Children Why Do Girls Commit Sexual Offences? What Happens When Female Predators Sexually Assault Male Victims? Part Four: Therapies What Is EMDR? And more...

Written by a rape survivor for aspiring and qualified psychologists. We need to break the silence around sexual violence. We know sexual violence destroys lives, but how? By the end of this fascinating, insightful and easy-to-understand book, you'll learn: How common is sexual violence? How does sexual violence destroy lives? How does sexual violence negatively impact mental health? Why do men and women commit sexual offences? How to support survivors of sexual violence? And so much more. This engaging, fascinating psychology book on sexual violence written by rape survivor and internationally bestselling author Connor Whiteley GMBPsS provides readers with an in-depth, shocking look at the impacts of sexual violence, how to help survivors and how we can end sexual violence once and for all. BUY NOW Breaking The Silence Content Includes Introduction Part One: Sexual Violence What Are the Facts and Figures for Sexual Violence on University and College Campuses? Why An Erection Isn't Consent 5 Harmful Myths About Child Sexual Abuse The Effects of Sexual Assault Group Identities and Problematic Names of Sexual Assault and Rape Services Update On Use of Inclusive Language in Mental Health Services What Is Intent to Survive? What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? What Is Coercive Control? What Is Disempowerment in Mental Health? And Some Lived Experience What Might Disempowerment Look Like in Response to Trauma? You Only Know So Much Without Lived Experience Why Shouldn't You Invalidate Your Traumatic Experiences? How Are Sexual Assault, Self-Harm and Suicide Connected? How Does Trauma Affect the Heart? How To Stop Teenage Dating Violence? How To Manage the Aftermath of Sexual Assault? What Is the Neurological Impact of Sexual Assault? What Makes a Psychologist Trauma-Informed? Triggers Can Come from Anywhere A Weird Situation, Being Not Defensive and Not Judgemental Why Having Evening Appointments Is Amazing? What Happens During a Counselling Assessment? Thoughts On the Gap Between Booking the Appointment and The Counselling Assessment What's It Like to Experience a Major Depressive Episode? What To Do When Depression Makes It Impossible to Get Out of Bed? How To Be a Trauma-Informed Partner? How To Help a Teenage Sexual Assault Survivor? What Issues Create Barriers for Abused Men? Why Is It Difficult to Recognise Domestic Violence Against Men? How To Build Resilience After Trauma? What Is Rape Grief? Part Two: Anxiety Disorders What Is Panic Disorder and Anxiety Disorders? Introduction To Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT For Anxiety Disorders Exposure Therapy Part Three: Female Sexual Offending Introduction To Female Sexual Abuse of Children Why Do Girls Commit Sexual Offences? What Happens When Female Predators Sexually Assault Male Victims? Part Four: Therapies What Is EMDR? And more...