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Why do rape scenes in TV shows give me panic attacks?

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Why do rape scenes in TV shows give me panic attacks?

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A brand new advice column about media, trauma, and assault: http://www.scarleteen.com/article/advic ... ic_attacks
And you to whom adversity has dealt the final blow/with smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go/turn to and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain/and like the Mary Ellen Carter rise again.
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