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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I implore you: please, just in case, do a bit of reading with a fully open mind about how survivors of rape and assault behave in the days/weeks/months, and sometimes years, after the event. Pay particular attention to the behaviors of “outward adjustment phase.” A lot of pretending can happen — to the self above all. It’s very ordinary to just keep trying to go back to how things were before.

But these things, when they happen, are a big deal. They can last.

I am *not* saying this has happened. But “I was roofied” + hospital bill + obfuscation are potential hints that something major could have happened. For the sake of your daughter, please read about what it might look like if it had. It probably won’t look like you’d expect. It rarely does.

This is hard. Sometimes irresponsibility and trauma can look the same. I hear you that you are afraid of indulging irresponsibility. That’s a real concern. But sexual assault is not some rare thing, and it doesn’t look a particular way on the outside. Just please do some reading about what it might look like. [/quote]

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