If youre in school still see if the school offers free therapy. Many schools do

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If you are able to take therapy behind your families back and you think it would help you then 100% do that.

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A lot of people are commenting to get therapy through some means or another. I understand that might not be ideal as both a man who’s been assaulted and someone with a strict family this is what I did UNTIL I could get therapy. DEFINE your attack. The more you can define and understand what had happened to you, that the situation was not your fault and done unto you, the easier it is to separate the non-consensual trauma from a consensual experience. It takes time, and an understanding partner.

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one of the things I did in my SA PTSD therapy is basically guided meditation that I had already found on youtube years prior

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You can try to find an online/discord group to at least talk with others who understand

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Do u have doctors insurance if ur over 18 u can book an appt by urself and ask if they offer therapists that are covered

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professionals need to be trained and certified to do EMDR (a kind of trauma therapy) but if you wanna DIY it you can try going back to that moment in your mind (while in a safe space) and feel the emotions and thoughts and physical sensations that came up without judgment and do the whole thing while doing some sort of bilateral stimulation. for example, youtube has videos (u can just search up EMDR visual bilateral stimulation and i bet some will come up)… to be continued. comment too long

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sometimes school health centers offer free counseling!

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Venting online helps a lot

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Your school should offer FREE therapy.

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Same brother, I’ve got PTSD from it but being medicated has made it manageable. Having nobody to talk to is the straight up worst but talking to a therapist is a good start.

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this is what helped me and it doesn’t have to be considered “girly” either journaling. write down your feelings, all of them. all of those only horrible repetitive thoughts write every single one down. and then burn those fucking papers and watch them burn after a while - things start feeling easier

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try to find offers in school or even online for therapy!! that way you’re family won’t know about it and you can still try to process through some of the things you’ve been through. SA is an extremely traumatic experience for anybody and without the ability to process through it, it can become dangerous (some resort to unhealthy coping mechanisms from being in pain and feeling overwhelmed). i wish you the best!! and remember that it wasn’t your fault, you didn’t deserve for that to happen to you

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im not sure what area you're located in but many places have local hotlines for sexual assault victims. there are national hotlines, too. most colleges have a title nine office / coordinator who you can go to who can help you find resources. good luck, you are brave for facing this.

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