Try not to second guess yourself. Of course you wouldn't have seen it coming -- especially from a friend. I really feel for you and hope that if the counseling helps that you can continue it as long as you need to. It's so important to express your feelings that may have been bottled up so that you can move on and be at peace. It's so great that you're writing about it now.
I once was a volunteer rape crisis counselor, about 17 years ago when I lived in the Dallas, Texas, area. I went through 40 hours of training and then once I started volunteering, I'd carry a beeper around for seven days and nights each month, on call to go to the hospital to help women and girls who had been raped as they went through the rape kit process with hospital staff. Sadly, there were a lot more young girls who had been raped by family members or friends than I ever could have imagined.
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Try not to second guess yourself. Of course you wouldn't have seen it coming -- especially from a friend. I really feel for you and hope that if the counseling helps that you can continue it as long as you need to. It's so important to express your feelings that may have been bottled up so that you can move on and be at peace. It's so great that you're writing about it now.
I once was a volunteer rape crisis counselor, about 17 years ago when I lived in the Dallas, Texas, area. I went through 40 hours of training and then once I started volunteering, I'd carry a beeper around for seven days and nights each month, on call to go to the hospital to help women and girls who had been raped as they went through the rape kit process with hospital staff. Sadly, there were a lot more young girls who had been raped by family members or friends than I ever could have imagined.
July 15, 2009 - 5:23pmThis Comment
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