<p>I know this is weird and I know online isn’t the best place to go either, but oh well. Ummm, so basically…what should you do if you’ve been raped? And how can you deal if you can’t tell anyone?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Call National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE
<a href=“http://www.rainn.org/[/url]”>http://www.rainn.org/</a></p>
<p>you may not be able to tell a friend or relative, but get help IMMEDIATELY.</p>
<p>good luck.</p>
<p>You need to tell this to someone. Quickly.</p>
<p>File a police case…they will help you and keep things confidential if you request.</p>
<p>Talk to someone about it; even a stranger will most likely dole out emotional support. Don’t feel like you literally can’t talk about it. Sometimes it’s hard to talk to people you know; well, then talk to someone you don’t know, who you’ll possibly never meet. Life gets easier when you get it off your chest and find some coping mechanism.</p>
<p>Well, anyway, IM me if you need to talk.</p>
<p>get a rape test done immediatley. even if you don’t think you want to do anything about it now (not saying whether or not you do), you need to get the evidence in case you change your mind later. </p>
<p>sorry for sounding so blunt. good luck.</p>
<p>Yeah I did actually get one done. Horrible experience. I don’t even know why I did. It was at a hospital and the people who did it…I don’t even know what to say about that. They were being really mean about it and just ughhh. It was really not good. I don’t know.</p>
<p>I haven’t told anyone I know though. The hospital doesn’t have to report it. I really don’t think I can tell anyone. I feel like keeping it a secret forever. It’s so embarrassing and I feel like it would be better not to talk about it. I don’t want people to think it’s my fault either. I don’t know, this is really frustrating.</p>
<p>It’s not your fault (unless it was a bf that you had sex with and then broke up and now you’re angry and calling rape even though it wasn’t). Don’t let someone get away with it. Sometimes, talking about stuff can make it better.</p>
<p>Uhm this might be a little late but take the morning after pill to prevent an unwanted pregancy. Do it within 72 hours of the rape. </p>
<p>Try talking to someone about it and then see if you want to report it (beacuse he does deserve to be charged). But if you really can’t then don’t worry about it and just move on with your life.</p>
<p>call da popos</p>
<p>i hope you’re a ■■■■■, op… but you probably aren’t… so that sucks.</p>
<p>This person just joined and this is her only thread with no posts. I dont buy it.</p>
<p>If you didnt know what to do after getting raped(as stated in your original post) then why did you get a rape test done?</p>
<p>I am very troubled by the insensitivity of the prior two posts in this thread which seem to doubt the OP. The only thing I can think of that would be worse than being raped would be to have others doubt the veracity of the event. Maybe the OP is too shaken and upset to bring this up elsewhere. The internet is anonymous. Let’s give her the benefit of the doubt. OP, assuming that you are in college, virtually all campuses have a rape crisis center with counseling available. If such a facility is available to you, I hope that you will use it. If you are not in college, a physician, a hospital or a mental health professional can refer to you to the proper sources for assistance. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>i believe you. it’s completely understandable to create a new account so that this isn’t attached to your other username, because it’s nobody’s business here unless you want it to be.</p>
<p>I think you should tell somebody, but you don’t have to rush into it. now that you’ve gone to the hospital and had that done, you CAN take your time if you need to. while it would obviously be better to act soon (is this person a threat to do it to you or somebody else again?), it’s reasonable to not want to.</p>
<p>Gee I think it’s a new member and first post because she’s looking to be anon … rather than have the rape linked to her college choice and stats profile!</p>
<p>To the OP: call a rape crisis center. You’ve been to the hospital, so you’ve been taken care of physically. Now get some emotional help from sympathetic ears.</p>
<p>I’m sorry if you were offended. There really isnt anything left to be said in this thread. I hope you get the help you need.</p>
<p>Umm yeah I actually do have another account here. I was going to post under that and then I realized that I know some people who go on here, both in real life and not. I originally said that I was a member in my first post, but then I read the rules right after and it said it was against them to have two accounts, so then I edited it out of my first post. Which you can see, by the way, was seven minutes later. Sorry. I don’t really know how that would make you doubt me, seeing as how the alternative was that I would not go on here regularly, yet somehow find this website, randomly make an account, and randomly ask a question I didn’t need answers for. I’m not really quite sure why I would do that. But sorry for the confusion anyway. And about the hospital, I went after my first post. And it was actually because I ended up calling the number the first person posted (not that night, the day after), and they said that was really important. It was late to go and all, but apparently they still found enough. Not that it matters. I’m sorry it was kind of confusing, but I really don’t think I should have to explain everything just for people to not doubt. I’m really sorry though. And no, I’m not offended, just a little confused. It doesn’t matter though. </p>
<p>And thank you to everyone who did believe, even though I do realize it sounded a little confusing. And no, I’m not in college. I’m in high school. And no, it wasn’t a boyfriend or anything like that. It was someone I know really well though…so yeah…I don’t know if I can.</p>
<p>Yeah, the wording of the first sentence in that post threw me off, sorry about that. But anyway…rape is rape and no matter who has done it, they need to be punished, if and when it happens again.</p>
<p>It takes a lot to bring rape charges. Like even if it’s not the girl’s fault it’s still difficult to admit to being raped (think: parents or people might see you differently or doubt you -<em>- like on this thread). BUT if you can, you should punish this person because he can rape someone else or you again and that would be bad :[. @</em>@ And it might bring some closure and stuff.</p>
<p>I might be out of line, but personal experience calls for me to ask if people would please refrain from bringing up the “punishment” of the other party. I realize everyone just wants to give advice and whatnot, but rape is a really sensitive topic, and it hurts. Let’s just focus on helping the OP deal.</p>