One of the hardest thing to listen to is the people that don't believe me because of who i am and or what I look like. It is so important to me that people know it can happen to anyone. There isn't a type that experiences it. Anyone can go through it and you never know how it affects them. Think about it. Why would you even tell someone that it's not possible that it happened to them. That is the exact thing that keeps people quite. The exact reason that no one opens up about it. Your story is valid.
I remember a time that I was at lunch with my friends on my first day of high-school. I remember telling my friend that I was scared going to the bathroom because of homophobic people being in there and I didn't want to be harassed and apart of me was scared of getting raped. Which is a general fear. Something at the time I was actually scared of. She had looked at me in confusion. Sh e told me that it would be impossible because of how I looked. She said it in a way that made me feel so uncomfortable I couldn't even look at her anymore. Someone else told me that it could only happen to women and girls. I couldn't believe it.
Anything can happen to anyone. It can happen to your best friend or a complete stranger but it does happen. Never devalue someone experiences with anything. You never know how it will affect them. Things like this can lead to trust issues and not telling anyone anything. I've always been afraid to seem like I didn't believe someone because I didn't want them to stay hidden. If that would have kept them from talking to someone about something like suicidal ideation then that would be something that follows me forever. It can happen to anyone.
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Non-Fiction⚠️CONTAINS TOPICS OF HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT ⚠️ Experience with sexual harassment and sharing with family and friends. All names have been changed for privacy. All events taking place are real experiences from the writer.
