Thank you. I’ve certainly been working hard. The biggest challenge has certainly been rebuilding my self esteem. My biggest achievement was being cleared to return to work a year ahead of schedule. Aside from this upsetting turn, things, as a whole, have been on the up and up :)

Thank you. The replies to this thread have truly been an eye opener in that regard.

Fuck you, jackass. Seriously. Fuck you. These people went out of their way to phone my home post assault to tell my partner that I was a whore. These people that are doing this play all know what happened. They were implicitly involved in covering it up. These were people I considered friends and peers for years…

Thank you!

This. Yes. You’ve hit the nail on the head!

Also, that principal sounds like a fucknugget.

Exactly! Thank you for your words!

Love, light and strength to your sister. So true what you’ve said. Mine’s a mining town, so the attitudes towards women here are stuck in the 50s.

That’s a great idea. Thanks! Yes, hopefully it gets cancelled.

You absolute gem!

Oh my gosh!! I had no idea. I am going to look into this right now and find out that they are following the guidelines. Nothing is mentioned on their posters in regards to donations. A few years ago one of the members, and a friend of mine, passed away suddenly. they did a special performance to raise funds for his…

Yes, I have actually. It is the reason I was able to come off of my medication last year! It helped me so much! It isn’t as much of a struggle as it was, and if I find a new trigger or am feeling sensitive, I am easier able to regain control. Very rarely does my PTSD completely inhibit or control me anymore. I…

There are two theatre groups in our town, I was a member of both and have kept doing theatre with the club that isn’t full of people of poor moral standing. I only got back onto the stage in December last year, choosing to do behind the scenes work while I tried to rebuild my confidence levels.

Thank you! And yes, I believe a lot of them truly believe they have done nothing wrong, and that my friends don’t see how their attitudes can be hurtful. I’m a big empath, so it doesn’t take a lot for me to see things from other people’s perspectives. I would have broken away too, and am in the process of doing that…

Thank you!

I will add, we live in rural Australia. I guess we’re a bit behind the times here, which is probably why it is “New” and “Exciting” for them. :/

Thank you! And I think I found all the support I need right here on Jezebel. Hopefully my friends can see it from my point of view. Working on the making new friends though, because fuck those guys.

Exactly!!

Thank you for your support and that amazing GIF. It is everything and I love you for that! And the support!

No! You just verbalised exactly what I am feeling!! Definitely working on making new friends. I don’t need people being unsupportive, especially when I will drop everything to help them out in times of crisis.