Symptoms can include fear, helplessness, shock and disbelief, guilt, humiliation and embarrassment, anger, self-blame, flashbacks of the rape, avoidance of previously pleasurable activities, avoidance of the place or circumstance in which the rape occurred, depression, sexual dysfunction, insomnia, and impaired memory. Sexual Assault in American . The National Victim Center reports that over 700,000 women are raped or sexually assaulted annually. Sexual Assault and the Adolescent . Sexual Assault in America.
Sexual assaults can and do occur within marital relationships.
Most often, these assaults occur within a context of on-going domestic violence. While reports and prosecutions of spousal rape are fairly infrequent, some convictions have occurred. Sexual Assault in America. Sexual Assault in America. Male victims of sexual assault experience the same reactions as women, as well as an increased sense of vulnerability, damaged self-image, and emotional distancing.