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I am not sure if this is the right place to report this so please feel free to move it if necessary.
I need some advice please.
Back story, main cause of my PTSD is from being raped and assaulted by a stranger at the age of 14. My parents owned a boat we would go to at weekends and he also had one that he lured me onto one night, a long night! Saw him one year later in the same place.
I never told a soul what happened that night and just got on with things but it changed me. I developed PTSD soon after that went undiagnosed for until this year. Its now been 15 years. I told my now husband what happened 8 years ago, he was the first person I told and then I told some friends. I have been in therapy on/off for 6 years but have found an amazing T and have been doing intense therapy for the past 6 months. Finally seeing the benefits.
My issue is that she has mentioned reporting him a few times. She is not pushing me and does everything on my terms but I feel she is right, I am stronger now and am considering reporting him. I know what his boat looked like, his age, his face is ingrained in my memory forever and I know the location but not his name. I am curious if there are others, before or after me and I want to know that but dont know if I am strong enough for police questioning, going through it all with a stranger, T is different but with police, I dont know.
I have no idea what to expect. Am I wasting my time and the police time. It happened so long ago, will it cause a major headache for everyone involved. Am I being stupid reporting someone with no name.
My main question is for those that have reported, please tell me what the process is and can my T come with me to the station or do I have to do it alone? I would prefr T to my husband as she knows every single little detail which I never felt my husband needed to hear.
Thank you in advance for your response and I am really sorry for the long post!
I need some advice please.
Back story, main cause of my PTSD is from being raped and assaulted by a stranger at the age of 14. My parents owned a boat we would go to at weekends and he also had one that he lured me onto one night, a long night! Saw him one year later in the same place.
I never told a soul what happened that night and just got on with things but it changed me. I developed PTSD soon after that went undiagnosed for until this year. Its now been 15 years. I told my now husband what happened 8 years ago, he was the first person I told and then I told some friends. I have been in therapy on/off for 6 years but have found an amazing T and have been doing intense therapy for the past 6 months. Finally seeing the benefits.
My issue is that she has mentioned reporting him a few times. She is not pushing me and does everything on my terms but I feel she is right, I am stronger now and am considering reporting him. I know what his boat looked like, his age, his face is ingrained in my memory forever and I know the location but not his name. I am curious if there are others, before or after me and I want to know that but dont know if I am strong enough for police questioning, going through it all with a stranger, T is different but with police, I dont know.
I have no idea what to expect. Am I wasting my time and the police time. It happened so long ago, will it cause a major headache for everyone involved. Am I being stupid reporting someone with no name.
My main question is for those that have reported, please tell me what the process is and can my T come with me to the station or do I have to do it alone? I would prefr T to my husband as she knows every single little detail which I never felt my husband needed to hear.
Thank you in advance for your response and I am really sorry for the long post!