It does. Are you surprised? Don't be. I know a person that was raped when she was 15. Ever since, in spite of the fact that she has 2 great kids and a wonderful husband and the support of the family, she's like a ghost. She wants to die, she can stop thinking of what happened long ago, she feels terrible. And no therapist in this world will ever be able to do something for her. That's how it feels when you're soul is killed. Any questions?
Therapy helps those who are willing to help themselves. Rape is a crime that is almost "sold" in our society, where being a victim of it is an "event". But it's fairly common, moreso than most people think, sadly.
Essentially, I think many rape victims believe they are "supposed" to feel a certain way and react psychologically for a number of reasons, sometimes because they simply don't know how to react.
It's horrible that someone finds themself in that place. But that doesn't happen to everyone who is raped. The whole "My life is over" thing has almost become the "accepted" reaction to rape, which I feel is best shown/perpetuated by things like LIFETIME movies. I know several people who have been raped and are okay, who have managed to move on, some with very little incident. Of course they remember it happened, and wish it hadn't, but they don't dwell on it, or let it seep into their psyches as much as some do. As someone said earlier, it's not the same for everyone.
I know one girl who was raped from the time she was about six...until her father finally impregnated her and then wouldn't let her keep the child when she was 17 years old. It happened, she did what she needed to do to get out of the situation finally, and she put it in perspective. At this point she realizes it's not her fault and that it doesn't have some cosmic meaning, and while she more or less hates the man, she's managed to move on with her life and be a fairly healthy person (as much as any of us really can be).