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It's comforting to hear others who are dealing with denial. It was a weird realization, playing it over in my head like many other times before and suddenly knowing what had really happened. Thank you for the support and best wishes to you in your own path to healing.

Thank you both for the kind words. It is sad to me to relate for this reason -- sad that it is so common and so many people suffer. But hearing from others really is helpful because it does feel kind of crazy to just be sitting there and have this sudden realization that what happened was rape. Even typing it feels weird to know that people can see that because I've only ever thought it to myself. Thank you again.

Thank you for the support and kind words. It is comforting to hear that others deny it, too, and I think just identifying it gives me some relief. I'm hoping sharing in a safe space like this will help me talk about it in person in the future.

Hi everyone. In the past month or two, I've become aware that something in my adult past could be considered sexual abuse, and I'm having a very difficult time understanding how I could deny it for 9 years or how I let a partner do that to me. It's something that has always felt embarrassing, and I have pushed it down. There was this weird a-ha moment that came recently, but I am still struggling with feeling like it's real or that what happened is what it is. And it's awful because I'm so involved in activist organizations for everyone else, and I would call it what it is for anyone else. I'm