Rape counselling - experiences

[fiveminutespeaceorso]

If you've been to rape counselling (and sorry if you have had to) did you find it helpful?

I can't quite imagine talking about the details- did you need to/ find it helpful?

Am having treatment for anxiety / depression anyway but haven't admitted this possible cause or discussed it

Anyone?

I'm sorry OP I can't help you but didn't want to read and run. Sorry you're going through this

Hi OP. I have. Please Pm me if you'd like to chat further. I have found it a helpful process, overall.

Thanks very much honeybee - will do. Have posted in site stuff as I can't work out how to pm on the app

I started what was meant to be CBT for anxiety and the whole thing came tumbling out. It turned into trauma counselling instead.

Yes I had to go through the details - it was recurring intrusively and in fragments so I had to effectively exorcise that by reconstructing the experience. The therapist also taught me techniques to re-ground myself in reality and the present when the sense memories were too much.

There were times I'd rather have crawled over broken glass than relive the experience but it worked. PM if you want to ask more.

@ComeTheFuck0nBridget thank you - appreciated, very much