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.
We found out several months ago that our daughter was sexually assaulted. She is 7. He is 13. We are all in counseling and it is still going through the court process. My husband is supportive, but is dealing with his own grief. Both of our families have been very supportive. My daughter is doing amazingly well.
I need help. I feel so abandoned. I have turned to close friends and those were I used to live. I turned to friends where I used to work - a victim assistance center. At first, they all say that they will be there for me, to call them, that they will call me.
I am now a pariah among those who know. I have not heard from some of my friends since I told them what has happened. My only close sorce of support is my husband and he is in pain, too.
I don't want pity. I want someone to tell me that this too will pass.help me. tell me I am not alone.
I need help. I feel so abandoned. I have turned to close friends and those were I used to live. I turned to friends where I used to work - a victim assistance center. At first, they all say that they will be there for me, to call them, that they will call me.
I am now a pariah among those who know. I have not heard from some of my friends since I told them what has happened. My only close sorce of support is my husband and he is in pain, too.
I don't want pity. I want someone to tell me that this too will pass.help me. tell me I am not alone.
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I have been here before, a long long time ago and now I am back.Forgive me for not just saying what I want to say,even under a triple dose of antidepressants it is still raw and seeping and I am hesitant at revealing it as at least under the bandages around my heart I don,t have to look at how raw and wounded.My child was cleaved from my heart by his own actions. my child of ten,turning eleven...
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
This will get better, it will pass and you are not alone. You are in my prayers.
I hope that for your daughter, you and your husband, this "passes" more quickly. I hope that your daughter is able to heal and grow and flourish. I hope that you and your husband find the support that you need in order to help her.
Some people do not know how to respond, and some will be afraid to be around your family now. some feel afraid that it is catching or something - that they need control over what happens to their families, and are afraid to find out that maybe they really don't have control, because you did all the right things too. Perhaps you can sense the ones who really need to fade away, from the ones who are just at a loss for what to say. Try to reach out to the most likely and say what you feel - no one calls, all you want is for your friends to contact you, even if they don't know what to say. Tell them your D is doing ok in therapy and that you yourself need support. Can you go to therapy too?
Please, this does not mean they do not care for you, but they may believe this is a private time that you and your family must work through together. If you really feel need their open support, and want the friendship back that you shared before, tell them how you feel and that now is the time you need them more than ever.
I think you will surprised at their response.
My thoughts are with you and your family and please have faith that this time will pass once you have some kind of closure and can start the healing process.