I had a support group turn me away for being a male victim of rape.

Sorry to hear this, man. As someone who’ve been in a relationship of nearly 2 years with someone who took advantage of your body under threats and manipulation, I know the struggle.

One can not rely on either friends, family or healthcare for none of those makes an attempt to understand - unless it’s gay rape, then it’s suddenly a lot of resources available.

Friends was like: “What’s the issue? You got laid. I envy you!” Family was like: “Don’t want to speak about your sex life” Healthcare was like: “I don’t think this is a real issue, please tell me what is the real issue instead”

There were NOWHERE to talk about it. Had to keep it within me for years until I finally met someone who took it seriously and managed to help me find real help, by speaking to her own therapist (which she was seeing due to have been raped in the past) and asking if she understood the situation and if she could take me on as well.

It has been almost five years now and I still don’t fully trust women, but I am working on it. My self worth is almost fully restored, but there are still darker days where I only see the worthless piece of shit that’s only a shell with a dick that can be used.

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