Crashing Back to Life




























No wonder the prostituted are drowning in trauma.

Please be more radical about listening to the prostituted.

Hear their trauma and stop turning away.

6 responses to “Crashing Back to Life

  1. I am so glad that persons such as yourself have a voice with things like wordpress. It is entirely important. Sex slavery is a huge problem around the world. It is unforgiving, and I look forward to reading more from your perspective.

    Although, I must add that in the rare occassion, I have heard of prostitutes loving what they do. A relation of mine had to change their disertation because she assumed the girls were looking to be rescued. Perhaps, these are the women who have control over the situation? I am curious as to what you think of that.


  2. Hello! It’s not easy to reply on this post, but at least I’ll try to say something. I have complex ptsd since I was very little myself, though I have never been a prostitute. These discussions comes up from time to time, and I sincerely mean that living as a prostitute can be nothing but destroying for a woman, in all respects.
    The problem seems to be, that some prostitutes themselves always turn up in debate programs, telling the world that they do it by their own choice, and that nobody else is to tell them what do do with their own bodies and lives.
    That I think, is a big problem for all the women trying to explain the horror they are going through.
    I hope that you are safe now, and in the future! And I thank you for sharing these painful experiences!
    Warmest regards from Tussila!


  3. I think it important to look at why many of the prostituted will say loudly that it is fine and their free choice. This is usually said when the prostitute is embedded in the sex trade, and could seen as words implanted in her to prevent her seeing the reality of no freedom and lack of human rights. It is common in domestic violence, for women to say they love their abuser and that he is capable of change if she just fit into his will. It is common that women and girls who raped by someone they know, to blame themselves and say he did not mean any real harm. We would choose to see this as not facing reality, and would hear their words but take action to remove them from the male violence. But when we meet a “happy hooker”, all logic goes out the window. We do not think that she could brainwash or too frightened to see the reality of male violence that makes all prostitution. We refuse to know that to survive hell, the prostituted may build up a world where she is in control and it is her choice. Even if a woman does choose to enter the sex trade, this does little or nothing to protect her from rape, torture or rape. For punters do not care why a prostitute enter the sex trade or her back-story, if he is going to be violent it makes no difference. That is why we must keep the focus on the demand, and not the individual reasons for entering prostitution.

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  4. Rebecca Mott: right on, this post is exactly right.

    Also, the reason i think the ‘happy hooker’ is believed and not considered in denial is because of the money. The money, the money, if even just $5 or a barrel of Kentucky Fried Chicken or a pack of smokes was exchanged, then it must be all right.



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