This is how to respond when someone shares their experience of sexual assault:

che-gazzara:

magpie-69:

plannedparenthood:

So this! And the same goes for domestic abuse.

Important addition, tho it’s often thought to be a separate issue-

Often domestic abuse can be sexual as well.

The trouble is- I found myself feeling like the more things that happened the more crazy and unbelievable my story became.

The more you trust someone and open up the more chapters will be added. And somewhere in the back of your mind will always be this little voice that will be like “now I’ve told them too much, they’ll think I’m exaggerating and they’ll never believe it.”

If someone trusts you enough to let you in- please support them, it takes a lot to peel that onion. And sometimes it has more layers than you may realize.

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