What advice would you give to a 15-year-old girl who got raped ?

I was just curious . I was reading SPeak and Laurie Halse Anderson . the main character got raped and she wouldn't tell anyone about it . So let's say she wrote a letter to an advice columnist about the problem. What do you think the columnist would say back?What advice would you give to a 15-year-old girl who got raped ?
You did not bring this onto yourself. Someone else decided to rape you - you could not have done anything to change his mind. It was not your fault. You will for time to come think about this incident often and even blame yourself, hate yourself, hate other people for what happened. This will be normal. You are still the same person you were before the incident. The only thing that changed, was you experiencing a very bad an unfortunate incident. Set yourself specif and realistic goals: I will be in physical pain for 3-weeks, I will be very angry for 1-month, I will distrust people only for 3-months, I will love someone again (of the opposite sex) in 12-months. I will be a survivor (not a victim) after 2-years, and I will not be controlled any longer by the rapist and monster by me thinking about him or the incident. I will control my own thoughts and be in control of my own life, THANK YOU. The difference between a victim and survivor? For a victim, the rape continues everyday and overwhelm your lifestyle, whereas for a survivor, the incident only took up a small part (brain space) of the rest of your life. As a survivor, the pain, anger and re-live of that incident is no more a reality.What advice would you give to a 15-year-old girl who got raped ?
I haven't read this book yet. But I would say something like this:





Rape is a crime for a number of reasons. It is a violent act, physical attack, mental attack, and emotional attack. You may be feeling like you are the only one who has been betrayed like this. Betrayed by another human being. You may wonder if the attacker is human or some monstrosity. Your body may even have betrayed you. You may be scared, angry, you may want to forget it happened at all. Please let me tell you, you are not alone. While no one else has went through exactly the same thing as you, others have been through similar catastrophies. You are not alone, we are here to support you and give you back what has been taken from you; yourself. We can help you sort through all that you are feeling, or all that you won't allow yourself to feel. We want to help you physically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally. Let us wrap our loving arms around you and guide you through the first step in healing. Physical wounds heal with time, but the other ones, the nightmares, the flashbacks and the the panic attacks, they don't heal as quickly. Let us help you. Let us take care of you. Let us teach you how to heal. You are already a survivor. You are already strong, but you can be stronger. Call 1-800-656-HOPE or contact www.rainn.org or contact your local sherriff's department or women's shelter.
seek counseling








This is the stock reply that all advice columnists give , because they have no actual training in helping with people's problems. So anytime a serious question is asked, this is their reply.
I love that book. I would advise to tell someone, and be able to speak about it.
Report it to the police and get some therapy. Now.
Sounds like you are doing a school report?
talk to some one you trust and tell the police
PPPOOOR GIRL. i would say try to move on because that was the past and don't bottle it up to your self report to police