Yes, I think it helped me most just talking about it all on here. I really didn't even go into al the details, but just the basics has lifted a lot of the anxiety about it off my chest.

I had never talked much about it IRL. Some of my closest friends said they had no idea when I told them recently.

I'd say talking to the friends was not helpful. I was disappointed at their lack of empathy and lack of protectiveness. I'm not sorry I told them though. I'm sure they didn't give it another thought. People really don't care, they're all caught up in their own stuff.

But, it helped me more to write and post it here, than even at a therapists. I feel like I just needed to write about it.