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Katheryn thanks for sharing your story, it takes a lot of courage to do that and I also think that by being able to admit your weaknesses and “baggage”, that you are in a much stronger place to overcome it.
You clearly are dealing with a lot of under the surface issues. Being sexually assaulted is a traumatizing thing to happen to anyone. You can’t expect to walk away from that and not have it affect you long term. I really think your best bet is to get professional therapy to begin working through some of that trauma. You will not be able to start “acting” right, you need to do the painful and difficult work of sorting through the emotions relating to that event piece by piece. It will take time, and it will be very hard at times, but a professional can walk you through the process and I think as you go through it you will find major relief in the entire experience.
I guarantee if you stick with it you will find yourself having breakthroughs in your personal relationships (whether they are romantic in nature or not).
You clearly are dealing with a lot of under the surface issues. Being sexually assaulted is a traumatizing thing to happen to anyone. You can’t expect to walk away from that and not have it affect you long term. I really think your best bet is to get professional therapy to begin working through some of that trauma. You will not be able to start “acting” right, you need to do the painful and difficult work of sorting through the emotions relating to that event piece by piece. It will take time, and it will be very hard at times, but a professional can walk you through the process and I think as you go through it you will find major relief in the entire experience.
I guarantee if you stick with it you will find yourself having breakthroughs in your personal relationships (whether they are romantic in nature or not).