Re: SANE training Originally Posted by Satori77 
Jace, I want you to know that I understand where you are coming from. I am doing my pre-req's for nursing and hope to get into forensic nursing. I go back and forth about SANE certification. I, too, was a victim of sexual assault almost 12 years ago, but it still affects me to this day. Some times I think it would be too traumatic for me, other times I feel as though my history would make me a perfect SANE nurse, and I am called to this profession. When I went to the hospital after my attack, it was a horrible experience. But there was one nurse there, who held my hand and told me that she had been assaulted as well, and undertood how I felt. You can't imagine the relief that swept over me, and I felt completely at ease with her. To be able to do that with someone else, would make what I went through almost worth it. If I could comfort someone in their time of need, then maybe there was a reason for what happened to me. That is how I see it.
Thank you. I know my boyfriend's heart is in the right place when he voices his concerns, but he's coming from a different place all together. I, like you, feel that it calls to me. That I just might be able to use this negative experience to help others. I know that I have a lot of time to think about it, and I'm sure I will encounter many things in this journey that could change my direction, but the second I saw it on this website... "Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner".... It leapt out at me. I used to want to persue a career in criminal justice, but felt a stronger pull toward nursing. When I found out that Forensic Nursing and SANE were options... It all just felt right. I'm not an "everything happens for a reason" type of person (wish I were sometimes as they tend to be positive and uplifting
), but I certainly strive for "when life hands you lemons, make lemonade".
I agree with what you said about feeling at ease with someone who
knows vs. someone who says they understand. It's just different and not to say it's better. I wish no one knew. But there is a strange sense of comfort with someone who really gets it. I know one of the most difficult things is to tell someone about what happened, yet in order to get proper treatment it is crucial. If I can make that bitter experience even just a little easier for someone, I can't think of a good reason not to.
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