I'm going to post about this in my blog, but I wanted to tell you ladies first.
I finally spoke out about the abuse today. A co-worker (female) was expressing doubt about all the woman coming forward after so long. First I tried saying that other's disbelief and internal shame keeps women from saying anything. She continued to express disbelief. I looked her in the eye and said I was one of those women. Told her what happened to me when I was 13 and that I never told anyone because I was told by my family to not talk about it. She backpedaled about it happening to kids. I told her it happened to me as an adult too. There was a time I would've come home and "punished" myself with self injury. Instead I'm proud of myself and pissed at her for blaming victims.
Giving this to myself! --> 
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Well, I posted about it on my blog. There's a teeny part of my that's scared about telling so much, but the largest part is proud of me for speaking out. Please use self-care if you read the latest addition. The material could be triggery.
Last edited by lizardlady; Feb 20, 2018 at 07:23 PM.
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