"So, About this Birth Rape Thing"

While short and not really sweet, this blog By Emjaybee, on Unnecesarean web site is yet another look into the life of a woman suffering from birth trauma or birth rape- how ever you want to label it.  Women hurt, women suffer, and they mostly do it alone and without understanding (except from those that have experienced it themselves), and worse - with the sneers of those who have no clue. 

"Birth Rape"
"Birth Trauma" 

...Call it what you will, it exists and it is a very real part of many women's lives.

So, About This Birth Rape Thing  

...I’m a tough person in many ways; I’ve lost both parents, always struggled for what I wanted, made hard choices, lived alone, moved to new cities without a job or friends and succeeded there.  Taken risks.  Worked hard. Don’t really think of myself as a complainer.

But it’s been five years, and I still grieve. Not every day, not all the time. Not because I desired perfection or painlessness or prettiness during my son’s birth. But because when I went in to the hospital, I was full of joy and confidence. When I came out, I was broken and hurt, mentally and physically.  I was scared of doctors and flinched when touched by them. I did not want to touch my own body. I sometimes did not want to be alive.

What does that make me?

Would anyone but an assault victim make this image?

 HERE to read the entire article on Unnecesarean