It Was Worse Than You Think
Fighting my Shadow , from poem In the Shower TW: sexual assault, torture, sexual trauma, trafficking, gun violence I'm not sure where to start with this post, but it's coming from a place of wanting to share the full extent of violence, dehumanization, and utter cruelty that exists within the sex trafficking world. I had been quiet for so long, and I'm discovering that the more I share, the better I feel. Most of the time, I can't believe I'm still alive, that I survived their cruelties. But here I am: Alive. Happy. Healing. It's quite a miracle. Trying to think of the "worst memory" or worst thing that happened to me in the trafficking system doesn't really work, because there are plenty of events that would fit that category. First of all, trafficking looks different to every survivor. There are just as many different types of trafficking styles as there are survivors, and I only speak on my behalf and my story . It's the only experience ...