:trig:
If there are terms that make me cringe and that hurt me, they are certainly any SA related words.
In our modern day society, SA has become a very common subject, often laughed and joked about or just talked about, mentioned in conversations, used as example of violence, etc.
Although what happened to me was almost four years ago, it still haunts me and I absolutely hate hearing/having to talk about SA.
But if I ask my lecturers (I study Journalism, it sometimes comes up as case studies, media coverage issues, etc.) or my friends to try and be cautious, wouldn't it be like saying "Hi, I was abused"? I don't want this kind of attention on me, I don't seek attention. Being called an attention seeker is only the slightest part of my problem. I just don't want to announce this to people. I don't want their pity, I don't want them to know.
I just don't know what to do...