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Showing Original Post only (View all)Why didn't you tell someone when it happened? [View all]
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Feelings of shame
Feelings of embarassment
Feeling no one will believe
Feelings of powerlessness
Feelings of such disgust you can not bear to speak of it
Feeling in some way you should have been able to stop it
Feeling people feel will differently about you
You just want to forget it ever happened, bury it
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knowing that the police, hospitals, etc., will probably treat you like crap (like the
niyad
Oct 2016
#1
Well, duh: The problem isn't want he DID, it's that she stayed QUIET about it!!!
Beartracks
Oct 2016
#39
Maybe being treated like it was YOUR fault that you were assaulted if you do report it.
4lbs
Oct 2016
#9
And even worse when the abuser is a sue-happy billionaire with a team of lawyers
bhikkhu
Oct 2016
#14
One only has to look to Bill Cosby to understand how this all works in real life for women.
boston bean
Oct 2016
#15
I was molested by a man twice my weight and 6" taller than me when I was 21 years old....
George II
Oct 2016
#25
I'm glad you are still here, I'm glad you had a fighting spirit and didn't let the evil win.
LiberalLoner
Oct 2016
#53
Unless you are 12 years old and your molester is a "highly respected" minister
mommymarine2003
Oct 2016
#41
All outrageous; but Child sexual abuse is the worst; and it is so appallingly commonplace
ColemanMaskell
Oct 2016
#46
So many people decry what Trump said, yet deny women's claims of mistreatment.
alarimer
Oct 2016
#63