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Let’s try an exercise adapted from Livia Shapiro’s

 We’ll be focusing on our movements and breathing, but feel free to use what you want to. You can also adapt this exercise by imagining or visualising these actions.

Now let's tune in and notice an emotion inside us. Perhaps you have been holding onto grief or fear. Or anger must build like fire and purge out. Or you have not let joy rush in. If you feel an emotion welling up and you can move with it, by all means, express it. What we’re suggesting may help if you need some support.

For anger that needs to move, try imagining or pushing your arms against a wall, as hard as possible. Push down your legs. Let your face and voice express this, such as by clenching your jaw or screaming. Let your breathing come up fast. Stay connected to your feet and your breath. When comfortable, unclench your muscles, relax your breath, and feel the ease in your body. 

For grief that needs some space, try imagining or standing with your legs a bit wide apart. Breathe in and lift your arms over your head. With a big sigh and exhale, release your arms and torso in a gentle forward bend. Repeat this a few times. Clasp your hands to opposite elbows. Soften your face, jaw, and tongue, and release any sighs as you gently sway. 

For fear that needs to ground, try imagining or actually shaking your body, and as you do, all the fear drains out of your cells and falls out. Let your breath also shake. After a few moments, pause and feel the vibration as you remain still. Use your connection with the ground to support yourself. Breathe this up your legs and into your belly. 

Bonus Content: Processing our emotions in ongoing abuse 

Bonus Content: Symptoms of trauma

We explore the social context of image-based abuse and learn tools for processing our emotions, understanding our responses, and healing from trauma. We remind ourselves that we are not to blame. 

Image-based abuse and rebuilding ourselves

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Overview

We unpack how image-based abuse impacts our emotions, explore emotions like guilt, shame, fear, anger, and betrayal, and learn how to respond to these through reflection, curiosity, resilience, trust, and self-compassion.

Unpacking and processing our emotions

Session 2

Hello. Welcome to Session 2 of our course 

‘Image-based abuse and rebuilding ourselves’.

: In our previous session, we discussed the social context of image-based abuse and explored victim blaming. Today we’ll delve deeper into how this abuse impacts our emotions. 

Let’s start with our grounding exercise, which will be another

 Start by thinking about a tree that you like. You may close your eyes. Now, imagine this tree standing tall on a bright summer’s day. Calmly stare at its leaves. Start to notice as they turn brown and then orange. It is Autumn now, and leaf by leaf, they all fall. Into Winter, focus on its stems. We can see the tree’s body, the trunk holding strong in the middle – through the winds and the cold. Small green roots are budding, because Spring is near. Watch your tree blossom and bloom. When you are ready, open your eyes. Slowly come back to the present.

 Remember, you are strong and grounded like this tree. Connect to this image when you need a little push. Every season has its return. 

 So what have been some of our emotions after image-based abuse?

Well, for one there may be anger, outrage or extreme frustration. And this is a valid response.

 I think it’s also fair to feel very afraid, confused, and betrayed, plagued by questions like “What did I do to deserve this?”’

Most of us probably feel unsafe and violated, because we’ve been made to feel exposed, uncomfortable, or humiliated. Guilt and shame are pretty common emotions after image-based abuse. 

 Absolutely. This can also cause us to feel very sad, anxious, and depressed. Or we might be feeling numb. We may also feel isolated and lonely. Or helpless, like we are losing control of our life, which makes us feel vulnerable. 

 We may feel all, some, or none of these emotions, and that’s okay. Do you feel something we haven’t mentioned? If you are ready and comfortable, take a moment to reflect on this.

 Most of us are likely to have felt a mixture of feelings, and it can be difficult to sort through them. One word alone might not capture the complexity of our complicated or even conflicting emotions. We might feel angry at ourselves, falsely believing the abuse was our fault while simultaneously feeling angry at the abuser for invading our privacy.

 of non-consensual intimate image abuse and of these 4% have expressed feelings of suicidal ideation. If you are having thoughts about self-harm, suicide, or self-injury, please know that you are not alone, and there is support out there. You can seek help in your part of the world by clicking 

 Now what are our feelings trying to tell us? It’s complicated because our thoughts aren’t facts. Just because we feel guilty or angry, doesn’t mean we did anything wrong. But it’s important to listen to our emotions so we can process them. The nature and intensity of our feelings may change over time. 

For instance, when the abuse is ongoing, we may feel intense fear about being recognised in the street and a few years later, perhaps we feel the betrayal of our family more intensely. We have some bonus content specifically for how we can process our emotions when this abuse is ongoing.

 What are our feelings trying to tell us about the ways we’ve been hurt, the ways we weren’t protected or were let down, and the ways we need to be cared for? Through this course, we may see how our emotions help or protect us and how we can let them go when they aren’t serving us anymore. These emotions might also come up when we try to report or speak about the abuse.

Labelling our feelings might be difficult because of cultural norms around how we process and express our emotions. We might wonder what these actually ‘feel’ like. There might also be gendered expectations around who expresses what emotion. For example, men are often only allowed to express anger through aggression and not crying.

Sometimes, our feelings may manifest in our body: that ever-present sinking feeling in the pit of our stomach when we meet new people or that knot in our throat when our phone pings. Is there an emotion you can feel in your body? Take a minute to reflect on it. If you feel overwhelmed, step away and explore our grounding exercises. 

 Many of our emotions are rooted in the trauma of our experience. To learn more about how trauma manifests in our day-to-day lives and in our bodies, check our bonus content

, so you can pick and choose which emotion you’d like to explore, whether one or all of them, through our platform. Pause this video and when you’ve watched the mini-session, come back for an activity that can help us ride our waves of emotions. 

Now let’s try an exercise adapted from Livia Shapiro’s

 Now let's tune in and notice an emotion inside us. Perhaps you have been holding onto grief or fear. Or anger must build like fire and purge out. Or you have not let joy rush in. If you feel an emotion welling up and you can move with it, by all means, express it. What we’re suggesting may help if you need some support.

 For grief that needs some space, try imagining or standing with your legs a bit wide apart. Breathe in and lift your arms over your head. With a big sigh and exhale, release your arms and torso in a gentle forward bend. Repeat this a few times. Clasp your hands to opposite elbows. Soften your face, jaw, and tongue, and release any sighs as you gently sway. 

This brings us to the end of our session. Together, we have unpacked the different emotions we may have experienced since the abuse. We have also learnt how we may respond to these. 

Remember, the blame is not ours to carry. And image-based abuse is as real as any other violence. 

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