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joanbarnes

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129. You nailed it Tempest, I agree. Many of KNOW this guy!

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I didn't know this week would have this effect on me. Can anyone relate? [View all] TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 OP

It has, in a single word, been DEVASTATING hlthe2b Sep 2018 #1

On behalf of my gender, I'm sorry ... mr_lebowski Sep 2018 #2

+1. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2018 #5

You canetoad Sep 2018 #54

+2 Lochloosa Sep 2018 #12

+3 philly_bob Sep 2018 #16

Thank you. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #17

What you said. wryter2000 Sep 2018 #87

I apologized once... Beartracks Sep 2018 #165

+1 geardaddy Sep 2018 #62

That's good of you wryter2000 Sep 2018 #83

I've been totally distracted wryter2000 Sep 2018 #84

I'd like to see a chart TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #93

Women buying into rape culture: When i was about 16, my mom and I saw a woman who was Amaryllis Sep 2018 #135

Thanks for expressing that so eloquently. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2018 #142

Well put wryter2000 Sep 2018 #155

Yes, empathy accompanied by action! n/t KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2018 #156

So many women are or have been experiencing this since 2016 and yeah.... bettyellen Sep 2018 #3

Please accept my hugs. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #27

Accepted. And it was lovely seeing the support shared and raw honesty of bettyellen Sep 2018 #32

I could not sleep last night. True Blue American Sep 2018 #82

same here in terms of being devastated Fresh_Start Sep 2018 #4

You are not damaged True Blue American Sep 2018 #88

I think this has re-traumatized women all over this country. Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #122

Calls to the Abuse hotline have increased True Blue American Sep 2018 #152

Wow! I tip my hat to you. I am in total solidarity. alwaysinasnit Sep 2018 #6

I can relate. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #7

Yes, like some expert said on some show TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #30

Exactly right. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #38

Dear Solly Mack Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #123

Thank you, Haggis for Breakfast Solly Mack Sep 2018 #124

I would give you the biggest hug right now. Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #136

You have no reason to apologize. Speak out loud and clear True Blue American Sep 2018 #154

Welcome to the club. fierywoman Sep 2018 #8

I have literally lived my life by that saying. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #34

Yup. I know the tiredness. Rest, nap, recuperate -- fierywoman Sep 2018 #48

This is perfectly stated. I have been feeling as if I am carrying rocks around Squinch Sep 2018 #9

Yes, I feel exactly this way too. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #19

With you 100%. MontanaMama Sep 2018 #10

I'm sorry you feel that way, too. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #21

Take heart. All these things are true. nolabear Sep 2018 #11

Thanks you for the kind words; you've made me cry again TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #22

Absolutely. I avoided watching the proceedings, but caught occasional updates Laurian Sep 2018 #13

You aren't alone. Ohiogal Sep 2018 #14

Ugh, I'm sorry that happened to you. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #23

I guess you could say we have a rapist in the White House, too Ohiogal Sep 2018 #26

Well stated. Thank you. (nt) Paladin Sep 2018 #15

Woke up yesterday morning to find my wife crying in the living room. byronius Sep 2018 #18

You're clearly a good ally; thank you TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #24

I need to keep repeating this ismnotwasm Sep 2018 #20

Please hug your husband for me. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #25

Yes. kimmylavin Sep 2018 #28

Yes, this is how I feel! TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #37

Will do, and thank you. kimmylavin Sep 2018 #99

Yes, this resonates...but glad that you are not shutting up KSNY Sep 2018 #29

THIS. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #39

It is upsetting for me, also. haele Sep 2018 #31

I agree with every word. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #40

{{Hugs}} From a fellow survivor. I stand with you in complete solidarity. nt procon Sep 2018 #33

I can relate. Something happened to me at a party, too, decades ago. Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #35

Hugs to you. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #42

Hugs back atcha. Yes, I felt like it was my fault. I shouldn't have been there... Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #50

An event popped to the front of my memory this week. Vinca Sep 2018 #36

Am I a bad person for laughing TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #46

No. You aren't a bad person for laughing. Several times over the past few days, I have wished japple Sep 2018 #63

Without laughter, we might as well be dead. Vinca Sep 2018 #69

Same here ColoradoBlue Sep 2018 #41

Right? TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #47

I hear you. WE hear you. And we stand with you. Silver Gaia Sep 2018 #43

I can't imagine... TommyCelt Sep 2018 #44

same here. I feel like I am living in a country that puts its women in a place demigoddess Sep 2018 #45

I'm so sorry for your pain CanonRay Sep 2018 #49

Thanks for the kind words. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #53

I won't go into why, but Dr. Ford's testimony affected me very much. I sat there and cried as I skylucy Sep 2018 #51

Her courage amazes me. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #56

Yes. I wanted to reach into the television and hug her. Thank you for understanding my trepidation skylucy Sep 2018 #79

I've been unable to post here canetoad Sep 2018 #52

You do have a horse in the race; this is a worldwide fight. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #58

No need to apologise canetoad Sep 2018 #60

Wow, thank you, I thought it was just me. lark Sep 2018 #55

Yeah, it's just despicable. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #59

My wife and I revisited the horrors this week. Dave Starsky Sep 2018 #57

YES. SO MUCH YES. LWilliams Sep 2018 #61

Thank YOU! TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #65

Totally. LWilliams Sep 2018 #72

You're not alone, Teapot peggysue2 Sep 2018 #64

We've all been there, yes. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #66

Yes, it would peggysue2 Sep 2018 #74

You are not alone. BarbD Sep 2018 #67

Yep, he came across like a bully with an over-developed sense of entitlement. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #71

Millions of women have been violently triggered this week, or, as I pointed out... Hekate Sep 2018 #68

I do know, thanks! TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #75

I, too, started crying. The man who assaulted me when I was 19 years old was killed in a CTyankee Sep 2018 #70

It's terribly sad. And ridiculous in a so-called "civilized" society TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #76

I shared my story with a dear friend who, as a result, had his own moment of recalled memory CTyankee Sep 2018 #86

I'm so sorry. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #95

Yes, sad too, that African-Americans have to have "the talk" luvtheGWN Sep 2018 #119

My guy is dead too. Silver1 Sep 2018 #139

Thank you for writing this. Sugar Smack Sep 2018 #73

Yep. It doesn't seem right that we have to carry it with us. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #78

I just read this piece to one of my best friends Sugar Smack Sep 2018 #128

You are most definitely not alone and I really don't know any female who... Guilded Lilly Sep 2018 #77

Imagine our collective strength TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #81

Empowering well beyond our fear. Guilded Lilly Sep 2018 #90

I think you have ... kooth Sep 2018 #80

Thanks Kooth. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #89

I just increased my anti-depressant. Laffy Kat Sep 2018 #85

I've found periodic news breaks are really important. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #91

When I listen to MSNBC my wife asks if my Parkinson's is getting worse grantcart Sep 2018 #92

I have found myself "triggered" too ... Blue_playwright Sep 2018 #94

I have a feeling guilt is not uncommon. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #96

I don't feel guilty and never did. But today I felt nauseated and couldn't eat. CTyankee Sep 2018 #98

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2018 #97

Thank you volstork Sep 2018 #100

Thank you! TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #101

I can relate. I've been incandescent with fury for days now The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #102

Right, you never have to be touched to be violated. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #106

I believe that part of the devastation Jakes Progress Sep 2018 #103

They are still in charge. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #107

All you gotta do Jakes Progress Sep 2018 #126

I can relate utterly and totally. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2018 #104

I am so triggered, I'm sick to my stomach. WhiteTara Sep 2018 #105

Welcome to the #MeToo movement lunatica Sep 2018 #108

With you my sister! Catamount Sep 2018 #109

K&R backtoblue Sep 2018 #110

This week seems to be unearthing the suppressed memories of assault, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 #111

I've found myself crying intermittently as well. I've been having overwhelming feelings of being a -Steph- Sep 2018 #112

K & R SunSeeker Sep 2018 #113

I woke up today feeling as hollow, disoriented, and defeated as I did the morning of catbyte Sep 2018 #114

Yes. I keep thinking of frogmarch Sep 2018 #115

Yes. MountCleaners Sep 2018 #116

I noticed the word shame missing from your post recentevents Sep 2018 #117

I've spent enough time feeling shame. TeapotInATempest Sep 2018 #120

I think about the boys and men who assaulted me Marthe48 Sep 2018 #118

I am sorry that you are triggered camartinwv Sep 2018 #121

"Yesterday, the whole weight of my life fell on me." pnwmom Sep 2018 #125

Absolutely. Sparkly Sep 2018 #127

You nailed it Tempest, I agree. Many of KNOW this guy! joanbarnes Sep 2018 #129

I am speechless Tribalceltic Sep 2018 #130

I was so triggered last night, I wrote this FourScore Sep 2018 #131

+1 malthaussen Sep 2018 #158

I have never been physically attacked/assaulted. Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #132

Working with a good therapist does wonders. I"ve found that different things will trigger me at Amaryllis Sep 2018 #133

OH YEEEEEESSSSSSSSS catrose Sep 2018 #134

Oh, yes. Absolutely. I've never been sexually assaulted. But I was physically abused. Texin Sep 2018 #137

Kavanaugh is my ex-husband radical noodle Sep 2018 #138

My ex husband was also a mean drunk - I left because I felt he could accidentally kill me womanofthehills Sep 2018 #159

There are so many women with these experiences radical noodle Sep 2018 #167

Fuck this week Iris Sep 2018 #140

#MeToo DesertRat Sep 2018 #141

My List Silver1 Sep 2018 #143

K&R betsuni Sep 2018 #144

Thank you seta1950 Sep 2018 #145

New here again Jersey in OKC Sep 2018 #146

Welcome back uppityperson Sep 2018 #147

Robnok Jersey in OKC Sep 2018 #148

Here We Go Again Jersey in OKC Sep 2018 #149

Dr. Ford LittleGirl Sep 2018 #150

I felt physically sick yesterday. colorado_ufo Sep 2018 #151

Just beyond furious and feeling hopeless Freddie Sep 2018 #153

YES!!!!! calimary Sep 2018 #157

It made me so, so angry. alarimer Sep 2018 #160

K&R We need to continue expressing our emotions. Guilded Lilly Sep 2018 #161

Me too. recovering_democrat Sep 2018 #162

Welcome to DU, recovering_democrat! calimary Oct 2018 #168

I'm so sorry you had those experiences Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2018 #163

I've been in bed for two days MountCleaners Sep 2018 #164

I understand completely Daphne08 Sep 2018 #166

It's been a horrible week for me wildman76 Oct 2018 #169

thank you for your courage... samnsara Oct 2018 #170