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.
I'm so tired of fighting with myself. I keep busy. I'm not sleeping. When I do, its not long before I wake up. Having vivid nightmares again. Trying to find something to occupy my mind with so I don't completely unravel. I'm angry. Trying so hard not to be. I'm exhausted but scared to sleep. I'm crying for no reason, only I know the reason but I'm trying to push it down because I don't have time to let it affect me because I have finals for my online classes this week. I feel like I'm sabotaging myself. Went to check my grades for a project that was a huge percentage of my grade and come to find out I didn't submit it even though I finished it early. I could have sworn I turned it in but I'm so tired, its hard to concentrate.
I'm trying so hard to graduate college in may. I don't want this to affect me but it is. To the point where I can't focus. I can't concentrate and I want so badly to do well. I took a year off from school to help with family and to help me get my life back on track. My family helped me come up with money for my tuition. But I keep having flashbacks. I'm so scared that I'm not going to do well, that I'm going to waste that money. I won't be able to live with myself if I don't do well. I'm angry because I can't seem to move on. I feel so empty and alone.
I'm trying so hard to graduate college in may. I don't want this to affect me but it is. To the point where I can't focus. I can't concentrate and I want so badly to do well. I took a year off from school to help with family and to help me get my life back on track. My family helped me come up with money for my tuition. But I keep having flashbacks. I'm so scared that I'm not going to do well, that I'm going to waste that money. I won't be able to live with myself if I don't do well. I'm angry because I can't seem to move on. I feel so empty and alone.
valgal18
i'm so sorry that that happened to you.....i still fight with myself time to time......are you in therapy??? therapy can be very helpful....nightmares and flashbacks are scary but they CAN decrease.....just ground yourself and use your five senses to remind yourself that you are HERE in the present and not THERE in the past....what do you see?? what do you feel?? what do you smell?? what do you taste?? what do you hear??? really concentrate and it can help you......about the lack of sleep, keep yourself safe....i have a whistle next to my bed and i sleep with a teddybear-i'm 20 so you're never too old-and it makes me feel safe......and youm ight wanna see a doctor to get a low dose of a sleeping medication.....you've seen how lack of sleep can affect you and you NEED sleep....good luck and if you ever wanna talk, i'm here
Faultedstars
Find ways to try and keep your emotions on check...when I'm.angry I do kickboxing...when I just want to think I go running or a walk.....if I'm depressed I listen to.music.. Dancing helps too. If I'm overwhelmed I write to vent
deleted_user
There are great ways to vent your emotions which some people have already listed. Trust me, I've been there. Studying seemed impossible when I was so depressed I couldn't even move. When I felt empty and alone I vented everything by jogging at the gym and writing out my feelings. I still have tons of word documents from when I would just write out all of my emotions. Meditation also helps you gain control of your mind and body. If you're getting anxious or having nightmares just close your eyes and meditate to calm yourself. Since you're on a college campus it should be easy to find yoga/meditation classes (if you choose to try it). When you feel overwhelmed take the time to do something to relax yourself. And just remember that you are not alone. Participating in a support group can really help with that.
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