Sexual Abuse Victims Write Moving Letters to Themselves that have now Gone Viral (Photos)

A campaign to encourage victims of sexual abuse to write love letters to themselves has gone viral - with hundreds of people taking part.

 The initiative - #survivorloveletters - was started by artist Tani Ikeda, owner of ImMEDIAte Justice and a survivor of abuse herself, as an 'act of defiance' about her experiences. Tani, who lives in LA, said the movement, which has seen the letters shared on social media websites, is a 'cathartic' way in which survivors of abuse can share their stories.

She started the initiative on Valentine's Day as it is the anniversary on the day she was abused. Tani told Femail that she hopes the project will help other survivors of sexual abuse to feel less alone. Read some of the moving letters after the cut.