Hi pompeii, I really wouldn't call talking out about what happened to you complaining or gossip, and neither should you!!. You have a right to say "This happened......it shouldn't have happened, and I'm hurting". And you have the right to have some sort of understanding/support with that.
And no-one has the right to think any the less of you for what you've been through. If they do that's their problem, not yours!!
Sure other people are going to have their own stuff to worry about, but that needn't at all stop them from caring, stop them from offering you support, stop them from being there for you. I mean something about you tells me that if someone came up to you really upset about something, you wouldn't just turn your back on them, ignore them, brush them off, walk away, right?? You'd at least make a bit of an effort, right? Even with what you've been through, so.......................
And helping/supporting you might even help others get their problems a bit more in perspective too you know, or give them the freedom to talk out about things that have happened to them which they've been scared to talk about. Having you speak out might give them as much strength as the support you should get will give you.
But for now............if it's more comfortable right now maybe share with a crisis line, or a school guidance counsellor if you have one (remember they will be bound by confidentiality guidelines!) or/and us.
Here for you



Alison