In the week that followed, I didn't expect the changes I experienced; it was as if a lever was pulled to end my nightmares. I couldn't believe that I was then able to sleep without some fragment of my past coming to haunt my dreams.
I hated to admit it, but it had something to do with that entire party experience—I knew it did. Somehow, I had re-lived my rape experience—as grim as it sounded—because of Gareth and it helped a lot. The 'socializing' I'd done that night really aided me in more ways than I could imagine but that wouldn't mean that I would go again.
I was wrong about Doctor Dean and his methods and I was sure to tell him all about my improvements on our next appointment.