Rape Support Group
If you or someone you know has been the victim of rape, this is the place to find support and get advice. If you want, discuss your experience, share your feelings, and meet others going through a similar situation.
Soo, just a question, has anyone else been able to have a normal sex life after their rape? I haven't really tired since it happened...I dunno how I'll re-act, I've only gotten close once and I stopped him...... Will it ever be normal?
It'll take time to get back to normal (or a new normal anyway), but it'll happen. Therapy can help a lot. I didn't think so when I was going through it, & really didn't want to go, but it helped soooo much!
I was raped when I was 18, & I was pretty messed up for a few years there. I was involved with someone I loved a lot at the time, & WANTED to want him, but just didn't. I'd freak out whenever we got close, so sadly ended up losing him. He stuck in there with me for a couple of years before we ended it. I was afraid of therapy for some reason & refused to go. After losing him I had to face facts that I wasn't handling it very well, & ended up going to the YWCA for one on one therapy (totally free btw). I went for less than a year & it was like MAGIC!!! Ever since then I've been totally normal - though I still can't watch rape scenes in movies... However, sexually I'm even better than I was before.
Be patient & kind with yourself.