Fighting back

Over the next few days, dark thoughts sank in.

I wanted to end my own life.

I couldn’t put my finger on why I felt that way, though, as I couldn’t admit to myself that I’d been raped.

The days passed in a blur, and on 2 January 2017 I went to see my GP.

‘Has anything happened to cause these thoughts?’ she asked gently.

I was honest and it