My Reality Check Bounced! by Jason Ryan Dorsey

Author:Jason Ryan Dorsey
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780767924986
Publisher: Broadway Books
Published: 2007-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

FROM VICTIM TO SURVIVOR

Feeling secure became Lindsay’s top priority. The security she needed arrived in the form of a cuddly but fierce German shepherd. Soon the two were inseparable. It was Lindsay’s first baby step toward control, the first whisper of her moving on. It would slowly get easier.

Trauma in your past reenters your life in different ways. For Lindsay, she could not handle someone walking up behind her or physical contact. She knew this was unhealthy, so she began getting massages to regain comfort with human touch. This helped her learn trust again, hold someone’s hand, sit comfortably at a crowded table.

After one semester at home with family and friends, Lindsay rebuilt the foundation of trust and control she needed. She saw it was okay to be scared and angry. She saw it was okay to cry at night. She was human.

Lindsay returned to college. By a stroke of incredible luck, the police apprehended the man they believed had assaulted Lindsay and several other young women. The district attorney called to tell Lindsay about the arrest. He told her the case was strong but not airtight. They needed a victim’s testimony. All the other victims refused. Would Lindsay be willing to face her attacker?

On the witness stand, Lindsay’s testimony was emotional, explicit, and powerful. The jury convicted him on all counts. The rapist was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

After sentencing, Lindsay learned she had the choice to speak to her rapist in open court before he went to prison. This is called a Victim Impact Statement. It’s designed to help victims vent their emotions so they can begin to heal and move on from their painful experience. Lindsay took the stand once more. She looked her rapist square in the eye and got the closure rape victims rarely experience. She made every syllable count.

With the rape behind her, twenty-four-year-old Lindsay is now completing her second year of law school. She plans to become a prosecutor so she can help other victims regain their power. Here’s how she’s chosen to let this crime in her past influence her future:

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