Just here to say I don't really understand why you're getting piled on, and I appreciate you sharing your perspective. There's really no "right" way to react to a piece like this, particularly if you are a victim of sexual abuse yourself. I think maybe some are reading your first post as being kind of dismissively…

We have every right in the world to come at you 'sideways,' just like you every right to start a thread about how uncomfortable this makes you.

That's fine if you don't why to sympathize but why publicly state it? That's my point. You announcing that helps no one. Not you, not her. No one.

I guess that sympathy is nice in theory but creating an account just to comment in a way that diminishes the author's experience is very sympathy inducing. Sorry.

But this article wasn't about you and your trauma. It was about the author's. You came on here and said because of your's you had no desire to empathize or understand. I merely pointed out that's a little messed up. I have no opinion on your trauma.

Nowhere in the article was she trying to normalize this situation. I think she conveyed pretty well how screwed up it was and how screwed up she felt.

17 stars and counting.

That's great and all but why do you think anyone (especially the author) needed to know, or even cares really, about your unwillingness to empathize or understand? Not every thought or feeling you have is important enough that you have to express it, especially when it only serves to compound someone else's trauma. I…

It's kind of RIGHT THERE IN THE TITLE.

But you have plenty of desire to comment about your lack of desire to sympathize or understand someone whose experiences were not yours. Got it. Thanks for stopping by.

Natasha, the courage it took to bare your soul like this is immeasurable. I hope and pray you continue to find some measure of peace. Bless you.