u/Danikana

Is it normal to feel guilty over reporting your abuser to the police? I feel like I've done something horrible even though they are the one that abused me, like it's going to ruin their life even though they've ruined mine by assaulting me.

This happened in England and I would be reporting from there, I was sexually assaulted by a friend (we're no longer friends so there's no concerns about safety) about 3 years ago and I was wondering how would I go about reporting this anonymously? I don't particularly want to go the route of having to go to the station and give information, so if i do report anonymously will they contact me for more information?

My ex friend used to tell me how scary he was when he was angry and such, so when he came onto me I felt like I had to say yes because I was scared he would get angry (my abuser used to say this sort of thing a lot so it reminded me of him).

I didn't have the courage to say no to him, and he was so rough with me I bled for a few days after. He also tied me up which I wasn't comfortable with.

Cross posting to get as much advice as possible.

My ex friend used to tell me how scary he was when he was angry and such, so when he came onto me I felt like I had to say yes because I was scared he would get angry (my abuser used to say this sort of thing a lot so it reminded me of him).

I didn't have the courage to say no to him, and he was so rough with me I bled for a few days after. He also tied me up which I wasn't comfortable with.