Lately I've been really irritated with the way victims of sexual trauma are made out to be mentally ill instead of, you know, victims of sexual trauma. It makes it easier for society to not look at how widespread sexual abuse is, how severe it can be, and how vulnerable children and women are to it. It's almost like, blame the victim. Not quite but almost.

My therapist is constantly reminding me that I had this traumatic past and now I have to deal with the fallout for the rest of my life. Seriously? I mean sometimes I wonder if that's even true. I've had long periods where I felt pretty good, and I've had some very tough times, but what human being can't say the same?

I guess I'm just objecting to the stigma, and am pushing against it lately.

Has anyone ever gone through this kind of anger? I take care of myself and have worked hard on recovery for years but I feel I still get talked down to sometimes by people who ought to be talking me up.

What do you think?