Text Only Version	Support   How You Might Feel   People can experience a whole host of different feelings.   These could include :   a sense of being numb outrage anger confusion guilt and / or many others   None of these are necessarily right or wrong. Each person is an individual with individual   feelings. Sexual violence affects different people in different ways.       Please Remember...   What happened to you WAS NOT YOUR FAULT and YOU ARE NOT TO BLAME.   There is no 'right' or 'wrong' way to feel. Although your feelings are individual to you,   they are experienced by many people who have suffered sexual violence.   We will be there for you. We will listen to you, believe you, respect you and accept you.   If you are a male survivor of sexual abuse please click here.       Practical steps to take after an assault or rape   Seek support from someone you feel able to talk to       Contact your GP to discuss the risk of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy       Consider reporting the incident to the police. Be aware that if you are intending to report to the police that it is important to preserve as much evidence as possible (i.e. by not bathing, not washing clothing etc.)