I was quiet and shy and kept to myself - i think that actually makes us stand out to abuser - they think we will be too scared to tell - good on you for being brave enough to tell

the dieting thing - starving yourself and minimising your calories generally leads to weight gain not loss - you're body goes hey must be a famine - make fat quick! the best proven weight loss is to have several small meals a day to keep your metabolism up - can you see a dr about this? if you did maybe they could point you in the direction of some other help for the problems you are experiencing ue to your attack - just a thought.

and as others have said - beauty is not just how you look - I know you dont feel beautiful at the moment because of whats happened and the lack of support afterwards - just be kind to yourself ok - the first friend you need in all this is you then there is us - we are here if you need to talk - take care P7

p.s., who's hitting you?