A victim who is not ready to disclose her experience to others needs support for her choices. Nonetheless, a support system is invaluable to victims in dealing with an assault. Inquire if the victim has told others and what their reposes were. Anger - Anger is an appropriate healthy response to victimization. Victims may vary greatly, however, in how readily they feel anger and how it is directed.
Some victims are able to feel anger readily and to express it with relative ease.
Other victims, perhaps especially women who have had little permission to experience or express their anger in the past, may find this harder. Anger can be a scary feeling for some. Those with strongly retributive fantasies or dreams may be distressed at the anger or destructiveness they experience in this way. Some victims find it satisfying to direct their anger in reporting and testifying. Some may find constructive outlets in physical activity or in creativity.