Had a really difficult day (potential TW)

[PrettyMeow]

Hello, just a little warning that I’m going to be mentioning SA…

I left work today and unfortunately saw the man that SA’d me, it happened almost 3 years ago. It’s the first time I’ve seen him since that happened and my heart felt like it was going to explode and I had a panic attack:( Over the years I’ve really struggled to fully get over what happened (nightmares, panic attacks etc) but I finally felt like I was stronger and that it didn’t affect me anymore - but today was so difficult:( I do feel an odd bit off relief because the worst has now happened, but I just wanted to share this so it’s off my chest a bit. Thank you.

How awful for you. Do you have someone to talk to? Do you feel safe now?

I went to meet my friend and I was trying to be brave but as soon as I saw her I couldn’t hold it together:( I talked with her and I do feel a little bit better now, thank you.

I think it’s just because it was just so unexpected - I went into a bit of shock. Such a difficult thing to deal with.

I'm glad you've had some real life support. It may be worth seeing if you can get some counselling.