If you have experienced rape or sexual abuse, however long ago, you may be experiencing some or all of the following:

• You may feel that you are to blame for what has happened

• You may find sleep difficult, or have nightmares

• You might “relive” the event in flashbacks

• You might feel depressed and tearful, even suicidal

• You may feel angry

• You might find day-to-day life too difficult to cope with

• You might find relationships, especially sexual relationships, difficult

• You may feel some of the above, or none; everyone copes with the trauma in different ways. You may have some of these feelings even if the event was a long time ago. Whenever it took place, your feelings are important