Rape engenders a multitude of feelings some more prominent than another. However, you can heal.

FEAR: Usually a sexual assault survivor experiences the fear of losing her/his life. Therefore, fear is the dominate emotion. Talk with a professional, who specializes in mind, body, spirit healing about measures you can take to feel safe; are the doors and windows locked, are emergency phone numbers easily accessible, etc during your healing process. As a result of this fear, rape survivors generally need to make changes in lifestyle, and this loss of freedom may bring up anger. Focus on personal strengths and on the present rather than on the past.

ANGER: There is often as much anger at the events following the assault, as toward the assault itself;