Sexual Assault - Common Reactions
- Emotional Shock
- Feel numb, calm, and can't cry
- Disbelief
- Did it really happen, why me?
- Embarrassment
- What will people think, I can't tell my family
- Shame
- I feel dirty, there is something wrong with me, I want to wash my hands all day long
- Guilt
- I did something to make this happen
- Depression
- Feel tired and hopeless
- Powerlessness
- Will I ever feel in control again
- Disorientation
- Can't sit still, having trouble getting through the day, overwhelmed
- Retriggering
- Keep having flashbacks
- Denial
- Wasn't it "just" a rape
- Fear
- Will I get pregnant or contract a disease, am I safe, will I ever want to be intimate again, will I ever get over this, am I going crazy, I have nightmares
- Anxiety
- Nervous, trouble breathing, muscle tension, can't sleep, nausea, nightmares, bed wetting
- Anger
- Want to kill him/her
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