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[–]Aquadog 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Your story breaks my heart and also fills me with rage. How dare they take advantage of your trauma and not even assist with treatment for years. I'm very glad that you were able to get things delayed...but holy hell, what would have happened if you'd gone to just ONE more?

Would you be comfortable making a post on your experiences? These are the kinds of accounts that NEED more discussion.

[–]greenish 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thanks! IDK, I did post a long account of it all back on the old forum, which of course is buried now. It was actually during that time and GC helped immeasurably. I'm not sure I want to go back through it all now though, and a lot of it feels too potentially identifying. That might be cowardly of me, but I have dependants and a precarious income situation, and I'm still not ready to put myself (or them) in the firing line. There's also the CPTSD, which I'm dealing with, but on my own.

[–]Aquadog 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You absolutely need to keep your safety & mental health priorities. And I don't think its cowardly at all-people speaking up HAS caused some people to lose their jobs/reputations. While your testimony is super valuable, it's not on you to come forward if the risks outweigh the benefits.