I'm sorry for being annoying and if this really private & triggering, but how did you overcome everything after you were raped? I was too, raped, it was in December, each day it plays on my mind over and over, I never told anybody, I still haven't and it's sending me crazy because I feel like it's my fault it happened. I can't wash away this feeling that it's going to happen over and over again. Why do I get scared that when I go out, people want to hurt me? I'm sorry again xx
i am so sorry that you’re going through this as well!!! i hope you don’t mind i am going to publish my answer, because i want more girls who are going through the same to see this and realize that it really was not their fault! that’s the first thing you need to get out of your head hun… i don’t know what exactly happened/how it happened, but it wasn’t your fault. it’s so easy to blame the victim for everyone else, because it’s easier than admitting someone is a rapist. but it really wasn’t your fault. even if you wore daring clothes, flirted or even had some sort of physical contact with him before, it is never okay to sexually abuse another human being!!!!! even if you said “yes” and then wanted to stop while having sex with him and he wouldn’t, that’s still called rape. so no, it was not your fault and you didn’t bring this upon yourself, i promise you!!! about feeling scared… that’s another story. i don’t even remember how long i felt this way, but since i wasn’t able to be by myself, i had to move in back with my parents. i am now inpatient for the second time ever since december (that’s when i was raped as well) and honestly that’s the only thing that’s helped me. i don’t even think that the treatment itself, but since i am inpatient in another city, about 700km away from where i live, it helped me distance myself from where the rape happened and every single negative person around me!!! i’d suggest going away for a bit, even if it’s just for a few days, to clean your mind and feel “safe”. it’s taken a really long time for me to feel safe, but i think the reason it’s also been six months and i am able to feel “safe” now is because i told my parents about what happened right after it happened. i don’t really know how i was able to do it, i just broke down and it came to the point where i HAD to tell them. i think that’s another thing you should do… tell a person you trust. a family member, a friend, a teacher… find a person you trust the most and tell them. please don’t be afraid to speak up. it took me so long to finally speak up about this issue publicly and i honestly wish i’d done it sooner!!!! because as long as you feel scared to talk about it and speak up, he has power over you and that’s something he DEFINITELY does not deserve. i wish i could help you, i really do, but i can only tell you that it DOES GET BETTER WITH TIME. it really does!!! time heals everything… it’s something that you’re going to have to deal with for the rest of your live, but it’s not something that you wouldn’t get through. you can and you will. i highly!!! suggest talking to someone about this, ideally a therapist or a doctor. you should also get some medical exams done if you haven’t since you’ve been raped. once again i am so sorry and i am ALWAYS here for you, okay? (any other messages i’ll answer privately, i just wanted to let people know that it is absolutely necessary to speak up!) x