Epigraph on the opening page. 🔥🔥🔥
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OSChamberlain Droppin' that truth knowledge yo. 8y
BookishFeminist @OSChamberlain All day, every day 💁🏻 8y
Megabooks Whoa! That's a good one. Hopefully you've got a great book ahead. 8y
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Megabooks And BTW, I don't think I could read this book! 8y
BookishFeminist @Ebooksandcooks It's great so far! I'm pleasantly surprised by how non-triggering it is actually- it's obviously a difficult topic but she doesn't dwell on the details, she talks about the present and future more & she maintains distance the way she talks about her experience 8y
Megabooks @bookishfeminist Interesting. I have a pretty low threshold right now as far as triggering. But that's good to know. 8y
BookishFeminist @Ebooksandcooks Oh that's not meant to pressure you at all! I'm testing my own thresholds at the moment bc my therapist wants me to so 💁🏻 why not go all in and see how far I get lol 8y
Shortstack That sounds really interesting. The after is so challenging to deal with that it can easily fill a book! 8y
OSChamberlain Geez I feel like you've all been through so much :( @BookishFeminist @Ebooksandcooks 8y
Megabooks @bookishfeminist That's good! I'm glad you're working through it with your therapist. @OSChamberlain unfortunately... 8y
MrBook Awesome! 8y
BookishFeminist @Shortstack Completely agree! She's doing a great job with his so far. It's hard to talk about and I admire her strength. 8y
BookishFeminist @OSChamberlain @Ebooksandcooks Sadly, yes, among many others that also have. Day by day, though. Thanks for your support. ✊🏼 8y
OSChamberlain @BookishFeminist @Ebooksandcooks y'all are an inspiration 💪🏻 8y
BookishFeminist @OSChamberlain ❤️ 8y
Megabooks @OSChamberlain Thank you 💙 8y
BookishFeminist @MrBook Yes! James Baldwin has some incredible things to say. 8y
Shortstack @BookishFeminist I may have to pick this one up. This is a subject I may one day write about. For me the hardest part was feeling like I was worth less. Not because of what happened but that it only happened because I hadn't had worth to begin with. Does that make sense? #rapeculture #amiright 8y
BookishFeminist @Shortstack Makes perfect sense to me. It's so true of a lot of abuse and sexual trauma: shame is always at the root of it, whether you felt you could have prevented your situation or not. It still matters though & it's not your fault. ❤️ Rape culture indeed 🖕🏼😑 8y
OSChamberlain @Shortstack ugh. Humanity is utter garbage. I'm sorry for your pain 😤 8y
Shortstack @BookishFeminist @OSChamberlain I'd be lying if I said I didn't still have complex feelings on the subject but it's all far enough in the past where it doesn't haunt me frequently. It's crazy how almost all women experience some form of abuse or sexual trauma in their lives though. And often on multiple occasions. 💔💔💔 8y
Shortstack @BookishFeminist Is the book helping at all? I know sometimes it's easier to see other people's pain more clearly than your own. It's hard to see yourself as blameless. 8y
BookishFeminist @Shortstack Hahahaha nope! Not helping, but interesting. I have PTSD so it's rare that this kind of stuff helps, but some has- reading about mental illness helps me a lot. If you give me a fiction book with a realistic portrayal of sexual and emotional trauma I'm all over that stuff 💯💯. And so true. I've had multiple/repeated encounters so it's hard to grapple with why people do this. It's baffling how many people are affected by it. 8y
Shortstack @BookishFeminist I am so sorry to hear that. I hope find your way through all that darkness. I hear you on trying to understand why people do what they do. And trying to find your sense of self again after can be such a challenge. I just felt like I was getting there in the last couple of years. If you ever need an ear to listen, you can count mine among them. In the meantime know that you are amazing. And not all the world is dark. ❤️ 8y
BookishFeminist @Shortstack ❤️❤️ thank you. I'm always here if you need an ear as well. It's such a long journey that's easier to face together. I'm mostly stable now, thankfully. It's nice to have other supportive ladies to lean on- you're amazing too for getting there & being so open to talking about it. ❤️ Despite all of this I'm an optimist, so there is always hope. 8y
Shortstack @BookishFeminist I have a tendency to be too open sometimes! 😂😬 Glad you're appreciative. I'm glad to hear you're still an optimist and it sounds like overall your life is in a really great place which makes me happy to hear! ❤️❤️❤️ 8y