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| How
You Might Feel |
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| People can experience
a whole host of different feelings. |
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- a sense of being numb
- outrage
- anger
- confusion
- guilt and / or many others
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| None of these are necessarily
right or wrong. Each person is an individual with individual |
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| feelings. Sexual violence
affects different people in different ways. |
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Please Remember...
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| What happened to you WAS
NOT YOUR FAULT and YOU ARE NOT TO BLAME. |
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| There is no 'right' or
'wrong' way to feel. Although your feelings are individual to you, |
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| they are experienced by
many people who have suffered sexual violence. |
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| We will be there for you.
We will listen to you, believe you, respect you and accept you. |
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| If you are a male survivor
of sexual abuse please click here. |
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Practical steps
to take after an assault or rape
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- Seek support from
someone you feel able to talk to
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- Contact your GP to
discuss the risk of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy
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- 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.)
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