Everything is Fine, I'll Just Work Harder

One queer person bravely and creatively uses therapy to navigate the healing from the trauma of a past sexual assault.

One day, during an ordinary early-morning run, Cara's watch dinged with a Facebook friend request. But when they checked the message, the photo slammed them backward in time and froze them in fear. Their rapist wanted to friend them.

Cara always had a long to-do list, always had many projects, always was busy. But as their rapist continued to send friend requests and tried to reconnect with them, they began to lose their grip on their work, projects, and relationships. But then Cara connects with a therapist who guides them through a long but powerful process of healing. Cara works to desensitise, reprocess, excavate, and relive the old wounds in order to move past them and heal.