
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.

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I just got out of therapy and he asked me a question that I had never really thought about.....he asked me how has being raped changed your perception of yourself? I really couldn't answer, I know how it has changed my life, aspects of day to day functioning, how I interact with people etc. but I don't know how it has changed the way I perceive myself.......if any of you feel able or willing would you share with me your thoughts on a response to that question?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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While that can seem like a good thing, it's actually led me to be very angry with everyone. I grew up thinking that people could depend on one another only to find out that it wasn't true.
Also, I perceive myself as tainted or damaged goods. It's hard for me to wrap my mind around the idea that someone will ever want me.
Getting into counselling has been a huge help in the past; in an ironic sort of way that's also helped improve my life and encouraged me to be a more creative person, which might never have happened if I hadn't been raped in the first place. So while I'd never say it's been a good thing, I suppose there is a sort of silver lining to it. Just wish it could have happened in a less painful way!
i think it is good to think about how you see yourself, and then to think about how you want to see yourself in the future. it gives you some goals to strive towards.