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Welcome to Pandora's Aquarium, a rape, sexual assault, and sexual abuse survivor message board and chat room.

If you've been a victim of any type of sexual violence, you belong here. What you see below represents just a fraction of the resources and survivor support available. Register now to join our community and take full advantage of what this online support group has to offer you as you heal and recover, or sign in to remove this message.

You are not alone, we can support you as you heal, and you've made an important step toward recovery by reaching out. If you are unable to register or have any questions, please contact the staff or view our home page.


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Help Topics

  1. Help Desk

    More information about the Help Desk module

  2. Registration

    How to register and why it is required

  3. How to Register

    How to register and the added benefits of being a registered member.

  4. Contacting the moderating team & reporting posts

    Where to find a list of the board moderators and administrators.

  5. Logging In and Out

    How to log in and out from the board, how to remain anonymous and not be shown on the active users list and what to do if you forget your password.

  6. Viewing member's profile information

    How to view members contact information.

  7. Your Settings

    Editing contact information, personal information, avatars, signatures, board settings, languages and style choices.

  8. Male Survivors Forum

  9. Topics and Forums

    A guide to forums, topics, posts and polls.

  10. Avatar

    How do I get a picture under my name?

  11. My Story Forum

    Help getting into the my story forum

  12. Posting

    A guide to the features available when posting or sending messages. Including the post editor, polls and attachments.

  13. Birthdays

    How to get the board to recognize you on your birthday.

  14. Personal Messenger

    How to send personal messages, track them, edit your messenger folders and archive stored messages.

  15. Board or Chat Problems

    Who to contact for a technical or personal problem.

  16. Members

    A guide to the member list and member profiles, including profile comments, adding friends and contacting members.

  17. Searching Topics and Posts

    How to use the search feature.

  18. Chatroom

    The basics.

  19. Searching

    How to use the search feature.

  20. Viewing active topics and new posts

    How to view all the topics which have a new reply today and the new posts made since your last visit.

  21. Editing or Deleting Posts

  22. Email Notification of new messages

    How to get emailed when a new reply is added to a topic.

  23. Guidelines

    The rules of the board. You are responsible for following them.

  24. Contacting the staff

    Where to find a list of the board moderators and administrators.

  25. Your Control Panel (My Controls)

    Editing contact information, personal information, avatars, signatures, board settings, languages and style choices.

  26. How to get a personal photo or membertitle?

  27. Calendar

    More information on the boards calendar feature.

  28. Your Personal Messenger

    How to send personal messages, track them, edit your messenger folders and archive stored messages.

  29. Log-in Trouble-shooter

    Just can't get logged in, even though you're a member?

  30. My Assistant

    A comprehensive guide to use this handy little feature.

  31. Gallery

    A guide to viewing and adding images to the Gallery.

  32. Posting Images

  33. Blogs

    A guide to viewing the community blogs and creating your own blog.

  34. Member List

    Explaining the different ways to sort and search through the list of members.

  35. Private/Public Forums

  36. Cookies and cookie usage

    The benefits of using cookies and how to remove cookies set by this board.

  37. Recovering lost or forgotten passwords

    How to reset your password if you've forgotten it.

  38. Topic Options

    A guide to the options avaliable when viewing a topic.

  39. Sharing your Story

    Empowering survivors through their voice

  40. Registration benefits

    How to register and the added benefits of being a registered member.

  41. Viewing members profile information

    How to view members contact information.

  42. Terms of Service

    You agree to this by posting on the board.

  43. Community Blog

    More information about the Community Blog module.

  44. Contacting the moderating team & reporting posts

    Where to find a list of the board moderators and administrators.

  45. What do *T*, SI, and other abbreviations mean?

    Random letters have you confused?

  46. Wonderful Threads forums

  47. Changing usernames

    Want a new name?

  48. Supporting the board.

    We love people who donate :)

  49. Posting abuser's names

    When is it okay?

  50. Sharing Personal Information with Other Members

  51. Deleted Usernames and Cancelling Your Membership


Pandora's Aquarium, Inc. is not intended to be a substitute for professional assistance. All members and visitors are encouraged to establish a relationship with a trained counselor, therapist, or psychiatrist. Pandora's Aquarium, Inc. offers rape and sexual abuse survivor-to-survivor support only. Despite any qualifications staff or members possess, they are not engaged in a professional relationship with any other member. Survivors in crisis are urged to seek local help by contacting 911 or their local rape crisis center. Use of this website constitutes acceptance of the Terms of Service located here.