The Gorgon Network

10/21/2026

10/20/2026

In today's resource spotlight, we are featuring Crisis Text Line.

We all experience emotional and mental crisis at some point, this is a wonderful resource if you need someone to talk to.

From their website-
The Crisis Textline is a global mental health organization dedicated to supporting people in their most difficult moments. They focus on both crisis intervention and prevention providing free 24/7, confidential support through a text based platform that meets people where they are.

They support people through challenges like stress, anxiety, loneliness, bullying, substance abuse, self-harm and suicidal thoughts-empowering testers to draw on their strengths ans coping skills.

Link for this wonderful organization in the comments.

10/15/2026

I recently posted a video about different responses that you may have if someone is making you feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

One of those responses is the fawn response.

The fawn response is when your reaction to someone making you feel uncomfortable is to become very aware of trying to keep the person who is making you uncomfortable happy.

This is in an effort to diffuse the situation in order to stay safe in hopes that the situation won't escalate any further.

It's a response that is ingrained in me but it's not a response that I would always like to have.

I've been working on changing that within myself and if the fawn response is something that you have and would like to work on I offer the following:

Consider how you would feel if your best friend was in the situation? I am far less tolerant of someone making someone I love I feel uncomfortable or unsafe and I will stand up for my friend in that situation.

If you would stand up for someone you love in a situation YOU deserve the same respect for yourself!

Practice establishing and holding boundaries for yourself in uncomfortable situations in small ways so it will become easier for you to do in general.

I'm not saying it's a cure all, but it's a great place to start!

10/14/2026

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Join Center for Survivors for a Self-Defense Class designed for adults ages 19 and up! This is a great opportunity to learn practical skills, build confidence, and explore ways to feel more prepared and empowered.
📅 Tuesday, October 27th
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Come learn, connect, and build confidence in a supportive environment.

10/12/2026

If someone makes us feel uncomfortable or unsafe, we may have different responses when that happens.

These are the main ones that you may feel, you might even feel a mix of a few of them at the same time.

There is:

Fight- You feel aggressive, will take no sh*t, ready to throw down at any time. This could be a physical or verbal response.

Flight- Your anxiety is up, and you just nees to G**O, this could be a physical or mental response.

Freeze- You just shut down, you might be non responsive. Unsure of how to handle the situation you just hit a hard pause. This can be a mental or physical response.

Fawn- You become very aware of trying to keep the other person happy in an effort to keep yourself safe.

If you have had one or more of these responses to an uncomfortable or unsafe situation in the past and wish that you would have responded differently, do NOT be hard on yourself.

The important part is that you got out of the situation.

Your safety and well-being are of the utmost importance!

Do not ever let someone shame or criticize you for how may or may not have responded to a situation!

Another excerpt from our talk about consent at Gothicon

10/06/2026

This bears repeating.

10/05/2026

Trigger warning: slides discuss SA & harassment
The rage and vitriol that you see encompassing the topic of the Cornell 7 is about SO much more than that case alone.

*xualassault

10/04/2026

Consent cannot be coerced or manipulated.

What this means is that if someone guilt trips you for not liking them back and tries to wear your resolve of not being interested down by repeatedly asking you to change your mind or trying to make you feel sorry for them.

They might bring up s*x or s*xual acts repeatedly in conversation even after you’ve asked them to not to do so. This is done to wear down your boundaries and normalize s*xual situations with this person.

This technique is often referred to as grooming and while we often only think of children being groomed by predators, adults can also be groomed by other adults.

They might even threaten to hurt you or themselves if you do not consent.

Not only are these HUGE red flags, but they can also be confusing situations and are meant to be that way to keep you off kilter and easier to take advantage of. If someone truly likes and/or loves you they will not manipulate you into doing s*xual acts of any kind.

Another excerpt from our talk about consent at Gothicon.

10/02/2026

Over indulgence is NOT an invitation for s*x, nor is it an excuse to s*xually assault someone.

Someone can not consent if they don't have the capacity to understand what is going on.

So if someone is inebriated (passing out, has vomited, has little to no response when being spoken to) they are NOT able to grant consent.

Inebriation can happen in many ways.

We are quick to recognize when someone has over indulged in alcohol as the most common cause of inebriation, however it can also be caused by being on mind altering substances, legal prescriptions, as well as medications that can make you drowsy.

This is an excerpt from my talk about consent at Gothicon.