What are the side effects of rape?

Question

What are the psychological side effects of being raped? If you call the police what happens then? Who can you call to talk to?

Answer 1

You can call 1-800-656-RAINN

They can talk to you and help you go over your options. It's not your fault, hon.

Answer 2

I think it's different for everyone. Many people feel ashamed or dirty, or even guilty, enraged, depressed, violated. From what I hear, and what tiny experience I've had with it, those seem to be common feelings to have.
Calling the police immediately after the rape is crucial, so that the doctors can do a rape kit, which consists of examining the penetrated areas, taking hair samples from the pubic region, and taking any sperm samples if there are any. This is why they tell you never to take a bath after. Even though you really really want to. They will also take your blood and urine for analysis.
Also the timing is better so that the face of the attacker is still clear in the victims mind, and identification and capture will be easier, as they still might be in the vicinity of which the crime occurred. The police will interview you, and will show you pictures of men (or women) who could fit the bill.
Talking to a someone is equally important. A trusted family member, or even a therapist. Emotional healing takes a long time, and for some people, it's never resolved.
From what I hear, capturing the rapist helps with healing, and helps give a feeling of the issue being resolved to a degree.
Also as an added bonus, rapists aren't well liked in prison and usually end up as someone's *****, or are pummeled mercilessly. yay.

By the way, I don't think posting song lyrics by Offspring is really appropriate here. Please be more senstive and relevent. Thank you.

Answer 3

First, I am a man and have never been raped.

Any opinion I offer is based on what I've read or otherwise learned about rape from victims of rape.

Rape victims usually feel violated. They have lost privacy, they have been physically used. It is extremely traumatic.

All rape should be reported to police and police should carry out an appropriate investigation. Part of this should include a medical exam prior to any cleansing of the sexual areas. This would allow evidence collection for DNA or blood type matching.

Unfortunately, not all police departments handle rape investigations particularly well. Rape victims need to be gotten into counseling as quickly as possible.

Different women will react in different ways, but nearly all will feel less secure. Some will become angry, some will develop post traumatic stress disorder. Most if not all will be affected in some way.

Rape is a very misunderstood crime, and it is almost always more a matter of imposing power than it is of sexual gratification on the part of the rapist. Many rapists threaten death or physical harm to their victims and some will threaten to come back and do it again if a woman tells police.

All decent people should condemn this crime and advocate punishment of those who commit it. They may choose any female or sometimes even males as their victims.

Answer 4

It can be very tough for a while. When you go to the police, they will have you fill out the necessary paperwork and they will bring you in later to interview you. They will ask you exactly what happened and what led up to the rape. It will be tough when you talk to them because they want to know everything. If you have any information on the assailant then you will want to give them any information you have. The police will investigate and look for him. The best thing to do afterwards is look for a support group to go to.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Some side effects are: life-long problems between you and the opposite sex. Emotional devasation...mental challenges (i.e. having unprotected sex with men you don't know, doing things you wouldn't normally do).

Social anxiety...loss of family ( mentally and emotionally)...

Last but not least you lose your self...
Once you call the police...they ask you to give a rape kit...and ask you what happened in very close detail.

The best person to talk to would be a pychologist and God

Answer 7

I went to see a psychologist. I talked to my closet friends about it, but not for awhile. After it happened I wanted to kill myself because I thought it was my own damn fault. I had to build up some inner strength. I took to journaling about it to get my feelilngs out, and I stopped so that it wasn't in my mind anymore. I had to get those thoughts out, but the more I wrote, the more I thought about it. Repression of thought on the subject has been my choice. I live my life like it never happened. So I guess the biggest psychological effects were suicidal thoughts, somewhat of a depression, and denial. Well, maybe not denial, but something close to it.

Answer 8

I was raped when i was seventeen, The three men who abducted me, were cruel, humiliating, and laughed at me for my anger, then fear,
i thought i was going to die,
i remember thinking, maybe one of them would be kind, if they just knew me, that was not true,
After the rape, many of my friends and school surroundings, did not believe me because i acted to normal,
The police, thought it was no big deal, after all, i was ok, and could ruin the lives of three men if they were found guilty..
they were acquitted, "not guilty"
THEN, i was teased, laughed at, and some adults from my high school said i made a fool of them..

When i was around any "boys" I WANTED them to feel sorry for me, and be mad that this happened, and that was not what i experienced, they either tried harder to get me in a sexual situation, or said i was wierd..

I went thru a few years with this soap opera,i wanted to tell anyone and everyone what awful thing happened to me, so i could get attention and pity.. that i never received.
My boyfriend, was in Vietnam when this happened, he came home, felt sad,
yet i remember that once while in the middle of intercourse, he stopped and said "i dont believe you were raped, as you like it too much..
I years later met face to face one of the rapists, and he could not understand why i cried rape, and said to be grateful that he did not do time for that, and i ask if he was sorry, he laughed,

I have let go of my anger, and soap opera, i carried around, i did have therapy.
i will say, it made me feel like i was no big deal as a human, and the pain and fear, was something i never knew existed,

ok that is what i experienced, now they do have hot lines and support groups for rape survivors, i find it interesting that still a large number of men do not think it is that big of deal UNLESS IT HAPPENS TO THEIR SISTER, MOM, OR CHILD.

Answer 9

the side effects of rape? Please tell me you are joking.

First there is shame. How did I let this happen? It must be my fault, right?

Second, there is fear. What will happen if I go out? Is he out there? Will he hurt me again?

Third, there is anger. At yourself. At God. At men.

And, this is in just the first night. It only gets worse and time goes by. Everything is interalized. You rip your heart and soul out daily. They tell you that rape is not personal, but you don't believe them. They tell you that rape is a control issue for the rapist, but you don't believe them. You feel dirty. You feel used. You feel worthless.

Therapy helps. It helps alot. So do support groups. It's been 35 years now, and it still sneaks up on me and I find myself back in therapy. Get help as quickly as possible. Go to the hospital. Let them get their DNA sample (wish that had been around in '71). Join a victiums group. Gather your loved ones close (thought you don't want to). Pray to whatever god you believe in.

Answer 10

you would probably have to go to the hospital to make sure you weren't injured or contracted an STD. If you check online you'd find some websites for rape victims.
I'm sure you would feel bad, not sure how,
and you'd have to wait some time to find out for sure on some of those STDs