#DearProfessorFord
This is really hard to write. I’m a survivor of childhood sexual assault. I saw how Professor Hill was treated. I also went to law school. Childhood survivors, sadly, have a higher chance of repeated sexual assaults as adults bc we have low self esteem & are
especially vulnerable to predators. It’s like we wear a label across our chests that says “potential victim.” We sometimes trust ppl others would know not to bc the lines were so blurred as children, & we were taught that love is abuse is love. Many days, I hate myself.
My doctors told me I’m not statiscally supposed to be alive. It’s hard to be proud of surviving sometimes. It’s hard to feel good ab anything. The one promise I made myself was that no matter what, I would stand up for survivors, even when I can’t do it for myself. I’m crying as
I write this. I can’t always speak up for myself bc of the guilt I feel, which abusers have prayed upon—I must be stupid to get raped more than once, or I must not be credible. Survivors tend to be repeatedly abused—I know that in my head.
I don’t always know that when I wake up in the morning, or when I go to bed and can’t sleep. But I do know this: I have not a doubt in my mind that you are telling the truth. I wish I could be there for you. I wish I could be there for myself. I wish ppl knew that our lives get
shattered over what Senator Heller is calling a “hiccup.” I have not slept properly in over 25 yrs. Maybe we can stop talking ab rebuilding the lives of rapists. Maybe we can believe survivors. I know there are parts of your life that you can never get back bc I have them too.
#DearProfessorFord , we are bruised but not totally broken. I hate what they’ve done to you. But I am with you 100%. I know every breath you take is an act of courage. I hope someday to see that in myself. I hope someday the focus will be on healing us, not “hiccups.”
Please take care of yourself. Know that you are not alone, that I believe you, & that your courage helped me write this. Thank you. #DearProfessorFord, #MeToo 💗
Cc: @BravenakBlog @Ange_Amene @MrDane1982 @SallyAlbright @riotwomennn @SenFeinstein @kazweida @CoryBooker Would you mind amplifying the above thread? I put my whole heart into it in the hopes that it might help make a difference. It was so hard to write.

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