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What to Know About Intimacy After Experiencing Sexual Assault

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I have been sexually assaulted twice in my life, once at 13 by an older boy, and again at 23 by an ex-boyfriend of mine. Both undoubtedly shaped my relationship with sex, intimacy and physical affection for the rest of my life.

Intimacy after sexual assault is different for everyone. For me, I had no interest in being intimate with anyone for over a year after my second assault.

When I decided to reintroduce that aspect into my life, it was with someone I had previously been intimate with and trusted on a physical level.

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