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I drink to cope with what happened, I'm not really sure what to say about it

Hi Marvel1999,

I want to start by echoing what Emily said in chat (we can see the history on our end because that helps us provide better support, and I wanted to make sure I was caught up on what you needed), that relying on substances to cope with things like trauma isn't ideal, especially because they're not addressing the root causes. But, I also don't want you to feel ashamed or bad for doing what you've had to to cope with what sounds like an incredibly frightening, painful situation. If you'd like, we can certainly talk about some other ways of coping you could try so that you have more tools to use when you need to.

You can correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like this is either an ongoing or very recent assault. If that's the case, I think it might be best to talk about ways you might be able to protect yourself from this person (something that shouldn't have to be your job, but because this is an unfair situation, it's a step you might have to take) and/or find some local groups or resources that could act as advocates for you, since you've mentioned people keep not believing you. How do those ideas sound?