Changed name for this because I wouldn't want anyone to be able to identify me.
A few weeks ago, I was sexually assaulted - in broad daylight - when I cut down an alleyway on the way to the shops. It was two strangers who I had never seen before.
I didn't report it and I didn't tell anyone because I wanted to just forget about it. It was a kind of "if I don't talk about it and don't think about it, it didn't happen" kind of reaction.
But... I keep running over it in my mind and I am constantly getting these random fits of panic and paranoid fears. I am getting to the stage where I feel like I need help to deal with it.
I almost told my GP, but chickened out in the appointment. I have family, friends, a partner, a child, but I cannot bring myself to say it out loud to anyone.
Can anyone advise at all about what the best course of action would be? And what I should expect to happen if I go ahead with this?
Sorry to offload anonymously on the internet...a bit weird...but I just can't say the words out loud. Actually, it seems like I can't even type the one particular word.
Thx in advance xx