Friends, partners 1xbet sports betting, & Family Response to Sexual Assault

The most important things you can communicate are:

Be a good listener.
Assist the 1xbet sports betting in getting the help s/he needs and wants. This may mean providing phone numbers, information, transportation, etc.
Express support. Sometimes standing close to the 1xbet sports betting and conveying feelings by touch can be very comforting. However, physical touch may be upsetting given the assault, so ask if you may hold their hand, touch their shoulder, etc. before doing so.
Reinforce that cooperation or submission does NOT mean consent. (Many survivors feel guilty because they didn't fight back.) Remind him/her that fear often immobilizes people.
Try to minimize the number of times the 1xbet sports betting must tell the story of the assault.
Assure the 1xbet sports betting that it was not her/his fault, and that no one asks to be or deserves to be raped.
Help the 1xbet sports betting know that this experience will cause a disruption in his/her life, but they will recover.

Give advice or make decisions for the 1xbet sports betting . (Remember that it is important for the 1xbet sports betting to make his/her own decisions as a step toward regaining control and overcoming feelings of helplessness.)
Tell the 1xbet sports betting what you would have done.
Ask them why he/she didn't scream, fight or run.
Prod for details of the assault.
Prevent the 1xbet sports betting from talking about the assault if s/he wants to.
Stare or make piercing eye contact.
Ask him/her if they did anything to "lead the attacker on."
Ask what the 1xbet sports betting was wearing.
Ask why she was walking alone at night.
Ask whether she was drinking.
Blame the 1xbet sports betting .

For more information, go to Cente
Kansas State University Center for Advocacy, Response, and Education, 206 Holton Hall (785) 532-6444