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Is being distressed around a certain person normal?

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i dont know if being so distressed around him and having panic attacks whenever that night is mentioned is normal but its been a year and i feel like my whole world stopped that night.
I’m so sorry to hear what you have gone through. I can really relate to your story having gone through a similar experience myself so I really feel for you - and understand how heartbreaking it is when your friends remain friends with him and don’t understand the seriousness of what’s happened to you. I promise you it was not your fault, your ‘friend’ has no idea what they are talking about blaming you. I actually lost a few friends because of what happened to me, and I’d say on reflection they weren’t good friends in the first place.
I also used to have panic attacks when I saw him or the night in question was mentioned... Honestly the best thing that seemed to work for me was therapy. There is a charity called Rape Crisis https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ who can help, they have a phone line and live chat if you would be interested in that. Hopefully we can help here too.
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Lucy