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 am having flashbacks. I hear sounds, see glimpses of being pinned, the smells surrounding me.
Am I so weak? That a simple thing like hearing a door slam or a certain smell will send me tumbling back into the thoughts of being raped.
I can't escape this. It will always be at my back lashing out at me. How can I stop this. At least to give me another nights restful sleep. I don't want to eat, don't want to sleep, and don't want to clean.
I must be weak to not handle this.
Talking sometimes helps, but I don't want to be graphic.
I'm sorry I don't know what is wrong with me.
Am I so weak? That a simple thing like hearing a door slam or a certain smell will send me tumbling back into the thoughts of being raped.
I can't escape this. It will always be at my back lashing out at me. How can I stop this. At least to give me another nights restful sleep. I don't want to eat, don't want to sleep, and don't want to clean.
I must be weak to not handle this.
Talking sometimes helps, but I don't want to be graphic.
I'm sorry I don't know what is wrong with me.
deleted_user
oh my dear, nothing is wrong with you! Someone violated you and destroyed your peace! It is not weak to have flashbacks or fears! You have been violently harmed, you can only take one small step at a time. hang on and vent or cry to us on this group. we get it. hang on! you deserve happiness and will have it!
valgal18
i'm sos sorry that that happened to you......NOTHING is wrong with you....triggers can be all over and sometimes you just hafta find a healthy way to cope with them......you're not weak...EVERYONE goes through this.....i think therapy is a step in the right direction...ususally your local rape crisis center offers free counseling......as for flashbacks you can always use your 5 senses to bring you back to the present....whenever i have a flashback i ususally rub my jeans and i rubscented lotion on m hands......you can do it...you're not weak, you're justhaving a hard time on coping and that's OKAY......good luck and if you ever wanna talk, i'm here
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