Sexual Assault is an abuse of POWER, which is acted out in a sexual way against someone less powerful.
Why Have Counselling
When people are sexually assaulted, it is common for them to want to put it behind them and forget it.
Our experience suggests that this is not easy to do, and that most people benefit from counselling and support soon after an assault. Every person who experience sexual assault reacts in a different way.
there is no right or wrong way to feel
What You Did To Survive
You have survived a crime. Whatever you did during the assault was the right action to take at the time. You are alive and therefore you did what you needed to survive. When people face violence and coercion it is not unusual for them to be paralyzed by fear.
It is normal to run over events of the assault in your mind and wonder what you could have done to prevent it. However, it can make you feel worse if this leads to blaming yourself for what happened or if the thoughts become too intrusive. It is important to remember that you are not responsible for someone else's actions. The offender is the one responsible for what he did. You survived; therefore you did the right thing.
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