The goal of passive resistance is to think and talk your way out of your situation. you can:

Try and calm your attacker. Try to persuade him not to carry out the attack.

Claim to be sick or pregant. Tell him you have a sexually transmitted disease or a VD. This may intimidate the attacker.

Try to discourage him. Pretent to faint, cry hysterically, act insane, or mentally incapacitated

If you're at your residence, tell the attacker a friend is coming over ro that you spouse or roommate will be back home soon

Active resistance is intended to distract or temporarily injure your attacker to create an opportunity to escape. Nobody can tell you whether or not active resistance will be the "right" thing to do. A decision to resist actively, however, is irreversable. Your goal is to escape, not to win, Here are some pros and cons reguarding the most common types of active resistences:

YELLING

A yell can suprise or frighten an attacker away if he fears people will come to help. But yelling won't help in isolated or noisy areas.

STRUGGLING and FIGHTING BACK

A forceful struggle may also discourage an attacker, but most will retaliate and have the potential to inflict serious injuries. However, you must not be afriad to hurt an attacker. All kicks and blows must be forceful and should be aimed at vunerable areas such as the groin the eyes, or instep

MARTIAL ARTS

Special self-defense skills such as judo or karate are popular. If you are proficient in such techniques, they can be very effective. But proficiency requires practice.

WEAPONS

Some people carry weapons such as guns, knves, or spray chemicals to ward off attackers. Unless you are trained and not affraid to use these weapons, they can also be very dangerous. The attacker might be able to turn them against you. Also, some weapons cannot be leagally carried, so check with local law authorities.

Submitting to an Attack

If you believe you might get hurt defending yourslef or if you're afraid to fight back, don't. Sexual assault is still an assault and still a crime, even if you do not have a single cut or bruise. Victims who do not resist should never feel guilty; it is the assailant who commited the crime.

~If you have been assaulted quickly phone 1-800-656-HOPE or your local rape or women's crisis center.

~Go to a friends' house or somewhere you can get emotional support.

~seek medical treatment. DO NOT douche, bathe, shower, or change clothes intill a nurse at the hospital tells you you can.

~Report the rape to the authorities(this does not mean you must proceed with the prosecution.) the more acquaintance rape is reported, the easier it is to prevent.

`Seek counseling.