As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, your comments on what you acknowledge to be sexual abuse sicken me. Your words fill me with an electric tension that centers at my chest, ready to implode. I struggle to stay present.
Let me be clear, this is not about determining Jackson’s guilt. You believe the accusations made against Jackson to be true. On that you are firm. However, you have also decided that the impact on the victims is insignificant because they experienced some enjoyable moments, “it didn’t kill them,” and they are now married with families.
Category Archive: Mental Health Essays
I’m going to tell you about an aspect to suicide that I don’t hear people discussing. In the midst of rising advocacy and public education on intervention and care for individuals who are struggling with thoughts of suicide, the rate of suicides increases yearly. There is still so much to learn.
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