I've written several articles about childhood sexual abuse in the last 5 years or so. I always followed libel guidelines, so I never named my abuser or said anything that may help someone identify my abuser (like they'd want to).
My abuser was my dad. I went no contact with him more than a year ago. He's a narcissist and will never acknowledge that he's hurt anyone ever in his life, let alone me. I was his favorite toy. His favorite thing in this life is controlling me.
Let me say that he's never acknowledged anything I ever wrote about anything, in fact he doesn't even acknowledge that I have a job. He always told people I was over-educated and had too little experience to get a good job so he was "helping" me financially, which is 100 percent untrue.
I just learned that he's been reading some of these articles and asking my siblings about them. Like "who abused her?" My concern is that he is very rich, and I'm afraid he'll find any excuse to sue me for libel. I know you're not legal experts, but can you at least help me put my fears to bed? I haven't been able to eat since I heard the news. I feel like I want to pack up and move town and run away. I feel like he's "coming for me."
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