| An attack against your body can affect your mind. If | | | | toolbox of techniques and tactics that will keep her |
| you have been physically attacked and have resulted | | | | safe. The significant other can supply more emotional |
| in injury or rape, the psychological affects can leave | | | | support in the way of letting the woman choose |
| you more scared on the inside than you were scarred | | | | where and where she is not comfortable. Later in the |
| on the outside. Women's self defense advocacy | | | | healing process, you might want to escort the victim to |
| groups monitor robberies, domestic abuse, rapes, and | | | | the site of the attack. Here she can confront her fears |
| abductions so that they can get the women that were | | | | and break down a barrier that is holding her back. |
| attacked the help that need both to mend their bodies | | | | In addition of emotional support from the significant |
| and their minds. Even if you have had women's self | | | | other, women's self defense advocates say that the |
| defense training it does not mean that you will be able | | | | victim may want to visit a professional counselor. In this |
| to defend yourself completely. | | | | professional setting, the woman can obtain expert |
| You may have save your life or your wallet, but the | | | | guidance in recognizing the root of her fear and why |
| trauma of an attack is to much for some people to | | | | she feels so used and worthless. The counselor can |
| handle. Even friends and family may not enough to get | | | | lead her through the events of the day that had |
| that bad memory out of your head. | | | | leaded her to the point of the attack. The victim can |
| If a woman is hurt in an attack, the woman will feel | | | | then focus on the attack itself and what she could be |
| that she is violated and cannot trust herself to be alone | | | | in control of and what she could not be control of. This |
| anymore. The support of the significant other, boy | | | | is a big break through when a woman realizes that |
| friend, or husband is really important at this moment. | | | | she did the best that she could do and that none of |
| The male in the women's life should over dramatize | | | | the attack was her fault. |
| the event, but start to make the woman realize that it | | | | If possible and if advisable by the counselor, the victim |
| was not her fault and that it is no reason to isolate | | | | may want to confront the attacker if the attacker has |
| from the world. The significant other can go with her to | | | | been incarcerated. Seeing the attacker helpless and |
| women's self defense classes to help bring back her | | | | behind bars sometimes makes the woman feel |
| self confidence and self esteem. | | | | empowered and ready to take back her life back. In |
| The classes will help build back the feelings that she | | | | many cases the therapist will suggest the women's |
| can defend her and that she can go out alone with a | | | | self defense course to top off a complete recovery. |