For many the definition of rape holds a far greater meaning than what is found in the dictionary. It is individualistic. No rape is the same. It presents it's own issues, it's own circumstances for each person. There are no right or wrong answers.
Many times there are no answers to be found, just a vast sea of questions and uncertainties.
The aftermath was a gruesome nightmare that haunted every day, every second of my life. It did not matter if I was awake or sleeping. It never went away. It merely grew in intensity. There was no escape, no reprieve from the horror.