HUGGGS, I always hate to hear when another person has experienced this kind of thing too.
You may find the link August supplied to be of some asisstance hon.
We cover a lot of the questions your asking in it at one point or another its our own inhouse support group thread.
My Owner has played more than just a intregal part in every step of my recovery. It takes a lot of extra patience, forsight and empathy on the part of the dominant when partnered too a submissive who has survived these kinds of tramatic events. Ive had times when the most mundane of bdsm activities were simply too much to handle or enjoy that took a lot of work for me to be able to even consider let alone do again and have fun doing them. But here I am, and if I can make it, so can you!
My first question for you is: Have you made him aware of all this?