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Do You Need Men and Trauma's Peer Support Service for Sexual Abuse ?
Do you think you may be a survivor of sexual abuse? At least 1 in 6 Kiwi males are. This includes both boys and men.
Men and Trauma's Peer Support Service is run for survivors - by survivors.
If you have experienced sexual abuse as a male, you may recognise some or all of the following traits in your own life:
All Peer Support Workers are fully trained and Certified.
This group is for those who have experienced, or are experiencing this to have a place to talk about their situation in complete privacy. You can choose to be in a group of mixed gender if you prefer.
You may choose whether to attend in person, or on-line; such as zoom etc.
All groups, whether in person or online, have two trained co-facilitators.
Click HERE to learn more about how you can meet a Peer Support Worker and maybe join a Men's Sexual Abuse Support Group and what the process would be like.
Do you think you may be a survivor of sexual abuse? At least 1 in 6 Kiwi males are. This includes both boys and men.
Men and Trauma's Peer Support Service is run for survivors - by survivors.
If you have experienced sexual abuse as a male, you may recognise some or all of the following traits in your own life:
- Shame and guilt that you think you allowed this to happen to yourself
- Feelings that your masculinity has been robbed or destroyed
- Lack of trust in anyone
- Angry, violent or abusive behaviour
- Self-harming thoughts and behaviours
- A crippling fear of exposing the abuse to anyone
- Self-medication with alcohol and/or drugs
- Depression, anxiety and panic attacks
- Problems with addiction to sex, gambling or pornography
- Inability to stop thinking of the abuse
- Believing that nobody understands you
- Self-imposed alienation from friends and family
- Repeated loss of jobs, friends and/or relationships
- Self-destructive behaviour
- Feelings of isolation and loneliness; not wanting to leave the house.
All Peer Support Workers are fully trained and Certified.
This group is for those who have experienced, or are experiencing this to have a place to talk about their situation in complete privacy. You can choose to be in a group of mixed gender if you prefer.
You may choose whether to attend in person, or on-line; such as zoom etc.
All groups, whether in person or online, have two trained co-facilitators.
Click HERE to learn more about how you can meet a Peer Support Worker and maybe join a Men's Sexual Abuse Support Group and what the process would be like.
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