Journal Prompts: Healing Sexual Assault & Rape
This is a list of journal prompts to assist with episode 46: Healing Sexual Trauma: Recovering from Sexual Assault & Rape through Healing One Layer at a Time.
Journal Prompts:
How are you feeling today? List 3 emotions you are feeling right now. One way to begin to connect with yourself is to begin identifying how you feel throughout the day. Many people are disconnected from themselves and are not actually aware of all the feelings they have throughout the day.
How does it feel in your body to think about your sexual assault? Does it feel heavy? Tight? Anxiety inducing? Do you feel a sensation in a specific spot in your body? Stomach? Back? Heart? Allow yourself to journal about the feelings and sensations that arise in your body when you think about this experience.
How do you feel about the person who sexually assaulted you? I have found the answer to this question can differ by day. Are you angry? Heartbroken? Hurt? Scared? Allow yourself to free write about how you feel about this person. Do not censor yourself. You likely have a lot of feelings, so allow yourself to release these feelings out on the paper. You are not a bad person if you have really horrible things to say about this person, so write whatever you feel.
