i've never been able to speak this before
I'm 22 and female. I was assaulted at the age of 13 by a friend of my boyfriend at the time. We were in the park like we usually were, my boyfriend said we were going for a walk with a friend of his.
We got into a wooded area and he gave me something to take (i was experimenting with drugs at the time so i just took it). I was feeling weak and dizzy and wasn't enjoying the high, but my boyfriend was harsh and aggressive and wouldn't take me home.
It was then that his friend started touching me, he started kissing my neck and i looked over to my boyfriend and he just stood there as if he were watching tv. I don't want to go into a lot of detail because i don't want to trigger anyone else.
After that i stayed in a relationship with my boyfriend, i would have sex with him whenever he wanted because i was scared of what he would do if i said no. He broke up with me about 6 months later, he said he wanted to move on.
I didn't talk with anyone about it until recently, and even then the detail has been so minimal i'm not sure they really understood what i was saying.
I struggle with my mental health. I am on and off medication for depression and anxiety, i have flashbacks and panic attacks. I have someone i can talk to about my mental health, but not about this, it just feels awkward.