Things to Avoid
- Blame them for what happened
- Saying things such as: Were you drinking? Why were you out late? Why didn’t you fight back or yell? Why did you wait so long to tell someone
- Taking away their control of what they want to do next by guilting them or pressuring them to seek out support services (e.g. report, have a forensic exam done, seek out professional help)
- Judge them for what happened and how they are moving through their healing process