If the recovery process has stalled, psychotherapy may be the next step. A rape can bring up old anxieties and conflicts about issues like trust, control, sexuality, self-worth, etc. Sometimes it triggers feelings and memories related to earlier traumas, such as child sexual abuse, that need longer-term treatment than a rape crisis counselor can provide. If depression or anxiety is severe and shows no signs of improving, medication may be useful. Recovery from rape doesn't mean that it's as if the rape never happened.
Most women find that in some ways they have changed permanently.
Recovery does mean that, more and more of the time, the survivor is not thinking about the rape. Her emotions are no longer dominated by it. She is able to envision a future for herself, to set goals and work to achieve them. Her life moves forward. Your call will be automatically routed to a rape crisis center in your geographical area.