I told my mom!
I finally had the courage to bring up that i want to go to a therapist. She said okay and asked why. I made her guess it and she shared a similar occurance from her childhood and was very calm about it. I even told her who it was; our neighbor the guy I grew up with. She was great with it and I knew deep down she would be, but I never got the courage till things feelings started to build up. She told me she would do whatever she could to help me and if i want my dad to know (which would probably be bad casue hed be mad) she would for me. I'm not sure about that now and I'm not sure when I can talk about what happened yet, but I'm glad she knows why Ive been so angry latly and why I've been feeling the way I have been. I'll let you know when I figure out how I feel about it yet, my heart is still pounding and I am refraining from thinking about it in too much depth becasue I will cry. All i know is its about time and I'm glad I have someone to solid to help and relate with me. Love you mom.
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i came across your profile while reading a post of yours in the rape support group. im happy for you that you were able to do what u did, and that you have your own mother supporting you. It is a real gft that many do not get.
I\'m glad she reacted well to it. My parents took a while to even believe me I think. I know exactly how you are feeling though. I was raped when I was 13. I\'m about to turn 19 and I still haven\'t really figured out how to feel. I hope you do well in therapy, if it works out for you maybe I will try it myself.