Termyn8or
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You have never dealt with it completely. I know they do not understand. I don't pretend to understand but I try, and I avoid getting this I know best attitude. What works for one might not work for the next. It depends on the individual. Some might need a good professional, others may not. You are never going to get enough detail into a post to deal with it exclusively here, but good intelligent family and friends can go a long way and be very effective in the long run. And counselling does not alway mean a pro, sometimes it is a volunteer ex-rape victim who generally donates some of their time to help others newly going through the experience. I would suggest them ahead of the pros. You were violated simultateously on two fronts. You were physcically assaulted, but that heals on it's own. The problem is the trust factor. The physical, as you seem to know now, no matter how bad it was, was trifling compared to what it can do to you psychologically. Physically they could've bashed your head in, and this discussion would never exist. But you did get out alive, some don't. As hard as it is at least you have a CHANCE of dealing with it. Of course that is easier said than done. Try it with family or chosen family first, then one of those centers like I said, where ex victims donate their time. Remember what I said EX-VICTIM. When you have this all really dealt with, you will not feel like a victim. And this dream made you feel like a victim. The change is within you, and in the end, you come out stronger. When you have a dream like that, it will no longer bother you so. You will most likely go get a midnight snack, take a pee and go back to sleep. That is what I mean. Then and only then are you no longer a victim. It's a long road. Now how many hands up for executing rapists today ? I've been shot in the face, absolutely attemped murder. Would I trade that in for a rape ? I don't think so. One last thing, if you wind up really needing a pro, try a psycholigist before a psychiatrist. The former does not prescribe drugs, and drugs are the last thing you need. This was real, so search for the real cure. T
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