Feel help: how would you feel/react if a friend told you that they had been sexually assaulted? - Help.com

Is this just a question or did this actually happen?

….i want to know how someone may react to me if i told them.

Depends on who you told….I would be very concerned and want to make sure you were safe and away from who assualted you. And would want to get you to a doctor to make sure you did not contract a disease I would help get you counseling. And get you to report the assualt to the police.

I would probably react like OMGOSH, and probably feel very sorry for them. Like compassionate. And try to be there for them.

I’d take into account context - was it recent, or does it date farther back?

I’d try to comfort them about it. I’m not very gifted in my choice of words, but I’d probably ask something along the lines of, “Is there anything I could do to help you recover from it, or anything?” I’d basically see how they feel about it; if they need some time to be alone, or if they need someone to vent about it to, etc…

I’d probably try and choose my words carefully and just take it slow, and just let them know you’ll be there for them if they need your help.

When my friend told me she was being sexually assaulted we were quite young. Of course I told her to tell but she didn’t want to because her mum was newly married so I left it up to her. It was a lot to deal with, although I wasn’t the person going through it. She was my best friend and I didn’t know what to do for her so I just had to basically be there to listen to her when she needed me.
I still don’t know whether I should have told because I felt like it wasn’t my place but when I look back maybe I should have. It’s quite a hard thing to go through as a friend as well.

I would be there for that person no matter what. If they wanted me to go to counseling with them I would. As a friend I would be there no matter what…hopefully she or he reported it.

Thanks for the feedback you guys. Thing is me and my friends17,I don’t reakky think they’ll be that understanding or trustworthy :/ …what if I told my cousin?