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[roseee222]

Hi guys, this time last year I was assaulted by a family friend. The only person I've ever talked about it with is my sister and my best friend. Recently it has been very hard for me just because it is bringing up a lot of memories (the holidays). I have been feeling very depressed and anxious these past couple of weeks and I don't want it to get worse when it comes around to Christmas time. If anyone could let me in on some ways to cope with this that would be great. I think I always just pushed it down and put the feeling away but I can see it really having an impact on me now.

[Agara33]

I'm sorry about what happened to you-that's text book trauma. you don't have to live like this...it's scary to face trauma, but there are treatments to process what happened to you and actually put it behind you, where you don't think about it anymore or feel threatened by it. A lot of people here have experience with EMDR. I have experience with NLP and energy work. And I've seen how things so painful that I never thought I could get over are transmuted. It's the most efficient and painless way I found of facing things. 20 years ago people probably would have told you to go to therapy and talk about it but that isn't always helpful, some times the opposite. These days there is a lot more knowledge about how trauma works in the mind and body. You can face this and put it in the past, don't leave it inside you where it festers. Peace to you

[roseee222 in reply to Agara33]

Thank you so much ! You are right about the therapy part Ive been going for a year and haven't even talked to my therapist about it.

[hypercat54]

Hi why don't you call a local rape crisis centre? They are there for all kinds of sexual assaults too. It might help you to talk about it with someone who truly understands.

Would it help you if you reported this person to the authorities? Sometimes this can bring some form of closure. The decision is yours though.