Sexual Assault Reporting Sexual Assault, Need Advice

[OneToughCookie]

This weekend, I've been doing the police write-up for reporting the first of my two sexual assaults. It's the first time I've gone near the memory, and I have to think about it carefully to make sure what I report is clear and accurate. I've written up through the oral sex, and am becoming really drained, distressed, and spacey. I'm glad because I'm not scared to go near the memory anymore, but need ideas for anything I can do to make this a better experience for myself as I power through the end. Help a homie out?

 

[Joan]

Wow... what a courageous act! So amazing that you do not feel scared. Glad that you reached out here. I think reaching out and letting others know where you are in the process is a great step. Is there anyone near you that you can reach out to? Just keep making sure you are grounded...take breaks as needed. I commend you, cheer you on....celebrate the power you are regaining.

 

[Friday]

- Take breaks, both regularly & as needed to go burn off all the excess zinging &/or emotions & ground yourself out.
- Make sure you've eaten.
- Write it backwards. ((It's a trick to make sure you haven't missed anything, in a situation report, because telling a story from 1-10 we often skip over parts without realizing it & a whole lot of other continuity things because we're looking at the whole story narratively. Starting from the last event, and working our way backwards? Takes it from being a narrative to a linear order of events. It also tends to remove the emotion, because you're not building and building, but deconstructing.))

 

[OneToughCookie]

Yo, dope suggestions, guys! Thank you so much! :) I'm seeing a therapist right now, but won't have access to a trauma specialist until summer, so I didn't know the ins and outs of coping other than to stay in contact with people even though you want to isolate and meditate. I will do all of the above. @Joan , I was scared beyond belief as I got nearer to it in the timeline, but as I saw I wasn't dissociating anymore, I felt a lot more in control. Really appreciate this.