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Saying it to other people is very hard, but it's also a very strong step towards getting some kind of mastery over it. I'm sorry that person did that to you. Reaching a point where you can, and need to, talk about what was done to you, it's important. I was somewhere similar, years ago. Similar kind of attack. When I was able to talk about it, it helped me take it outside of myself and make it an event that happened in the world. It was attached to a time and a place and an attacker. I got to the point where it was something that happened to me, not something that was part of me. You're on a good path.
Crying is part of how your body processes stress, how it starts to fix itself after something awful happens. It's as much a part of healing as a scab forming on a wound, or a fever, or a bruise. If you don't want to cry I understand, but let me also say that you don't need to hold back if you don't want to.
You did something very important and very strong, reaching a place where you can talk about what was done to you.