An anonymous contributor shares with us their powerful words.
Art by Rhea Hanlon.
All in The Overlooked
Remembering Trauma
This anonymous contributor shares with us a powerful, insightful prose on the concept of recovered traumatic memories that can never be completely confirmed or denied. They ultimately bring us to a fluid, open and comforting conclusion of validation and peace.
Art by Marianne Claire Bailon - @deadandrad
Access to Records
Emma Lewis, a member of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s Victims and Survivors Consultative Panel, reveals how harrowing it was to finally access her childhood care records
Child on child sexual trauma
An anonymous contributor shares with us their story of childhood sexual trauma at the hands of another child. “I still, 30 years later can't fit the word abuse to this experience. Because it doesn't seem justified. Yet I know I experience the same symptoms of many people who were sexually abused as children by an adult.”
The Reality of Mundane Nightmares
In mundane nightmares my body recognises such dreamscapes as ‘normal’ - because they are normal in our world. But, these dreams should not be normal, no matter my body may try convince me so. They are ugly and they are violent; they feel normal only in this nightmarish reality of being a survivor surrounded in an ongoing rape culture.
What Happens When You Report to the Police?
No matter how much research, I could never find a real, solid answer to what the process actually involved. Whether you want to report to the police or not is only YOUR decision. You know what is right, so trust yourself. I’m writing this to provide you with the fullest picture of what may happen if you do report to the police.
Public on pubic hair
In a few relationships my partners have suggested I remove my pubic hair, but I still do not understand why looking prepubescent in the pubic area, makes me more attractive.
The Overlooked: Periods
LCA will focus on Periods as part of a new 'Overlooked' series that will become a regular feature on the site. There will be art, reviews of products, resources and thoughts on the subject - so if you have anything you'd like to contribute, please email us, use the contribute form or contact us on our socials!