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[christopherjpaige]

JSGT #whyididntreport

#whyididntreport

I did report one incident, but I have survived incidents of harassment and assault throughout my life. Though I found my voice to report it once, here's why I didn't report the occurences before I reported:

I didn't understand what happened and then why someone could do that to me.

I thought I did something to cause it.

I was afraid to not be loved anymore.

I didn't want to be the weird kid.

I wasn't comfortable with my identity.

One of the perpetrators was someone I had to see all the time

Because I was a boy.

Because I didn't want to appear weak.

I never mentioned the incidents afterwards because:

I feared retaliation, embarrassment and shame.

I just wanted to wake up and not think about it anymore.

I feared rejection from loved ones.

[christopherjpaige]

I identified this week a major area of improvement for myself. I'm learning to be as unaffected by people's expectations on me as they are nonplussed by how their expectations affect me. #justsomeguytalking #JSGT # expectations #justsomeguyinthemorning #affirmation

[christopherjpaige]

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