I'm so tired of people not understanding the impact of rape on women. Like, seriously tired. I've been dealing with the aftermath of my own rape for years, and it's exhausting.

I'm not going to speak for all victims, because everyone's experience is different. But I can speak for myself, and I'm going to.

It sucked. It still sucks. Rape ruins you. It takes away your sense of safety, your trust in others, your confidence. It leaves you with PTSD, anxiety, depression. It makes you feel like you're all alone, like no one understands what you're going through.

And you know what makes it even worse? When people blame you for it. When they call you a sl*t, or say you were asking for it. When they tell you that you're the one who ruined the family, just because you had the courage to speak out.

I remember being in high school, trying to navigate my PTSD while dealing with all the normal teenage drama. It was hard. So hard. I didn't know how to manage my flashbacks, my nightmares, my anxiety attacks. I felt like I was... Read More

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Let's be real, being human is exhausting. Add in the depression, social anxiety, and introversion, and it's a wonder I haven't lost my mind yet. #MentalHealthStruggles #IntrovertLife

And then there are the memories – a lifetime of bad experiences that I'd rather not relive. But they're always there, lurking in the shadows. #Trauma #PTSD

But you know what's even scarier? Watching as humanity's thin veneer of civilization is stripped away, revealing the violent instincts lurking beneath. #HumanNature #Chaos

Honestly, I'm done. I'd rather not have anything to do with humanity if I could. Can't change what I was born as, but I don't have to like it. #Misantropy #Solitude"

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