Home / Where Do I Start

• I'm having a crisis or freaking out, and need help now
• I'm wondering, 'Is this site for me?'
• I want to know if other guys are going through the same things I am
• I want real examples of men overcoming this stuff, real 'success stories'
• I want to figure out if I was 'sexually abused'
• I want to understand the effects of what happened to me
• I want help finding good therapy or counseling
• My girlfriend (or wife, partner, friend, etc.) told me to check out this site
• Something else

Sorting It Out for Yourself

Statistics

Privacy Info

Other Guys Like Me

• Guys Just Thinking About Learning More
• Guys Who Have Made Progress
• Guys Who've Arrived on the Other Side

Hope

• Hope: 30 Years of Experience and Research
• Hope: Stages of Change
• Hope: Stages of Recovery
  • Mic Hunter’s Model
  • Judith Herman’s Model

Finding Help

• Recommended Books: Borrow or Buy
• Instant and Free Info on Web
• Hotlines and Peer Support
• Principles of Therapy or Counseling
• Finding and Evaluating Therapists
• Workshops and Retreats
• The 1in6 Online Hotline

Resources for Therapists & Other Professionals

Additional Resources

EMDR

Prolonged Exposure

Community Education & Outreach / Training

About 1in6

• Welcome from the Executive Director
• Welcome from Greg LeMond
• Welcome from Aaron & Jaimee Gilmore
• Board of Directors
• Advisory Board
• Staff/Team

Recommended Books: Borrow or Buy

Donate to 1in6

Contact Us

Give Us Feedback

Disclaimer & User Info

• General Issues & Cautions
  • How Unwanted or Abusive Sexual Experiences Can Cause Problems
  • Caution: It’s Not All About the Sexual Experiences
  • Complexity of Consequences
  • Memories
• Masculinity, Self-Esteem & Identity
  • How It Can Be Different for Men
  • How Being Male Can Make It Difficult to Heal
  • Values
  • Shame
  • Guilt
• Relationships
  • Trust
  • Telling Someone (or Not) About What Happened
  • Repeating Unhealthy Relationship Patterns
• Self-Regulation & Addictions
  • Stages of Change
  • Regulating Emotions & Impulses
  • Getting Triggered

Recovery & Therapy

• Stages of Recovery
• Stages of Change

• Are childhood sexual experiences a cause of my problems?
• Am I just looking for an excuse?
• Should I tell my girlfriend or partner?
• How do I get from here to being happy?
• Does it matter what I call what happened?
• Why do I feel so much shame?