Comments on: I tried to laugh it off, but it got worse http://sexualharassmentsupport.org/speakupse/2008/01/26/tried-to-laugh-it-off/ Sexual Harassment Stories and Experiences Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Robin http://sexualharassmentsupport.org/speakupse/2008/01/26/tried-to-laugh-it-off/#comment-8624 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:44:44 +0000 http://sexualharassmentsupport.org/speakupse/2008/01/26/tried-to-laugh-it-off/#comment-8624 I understand exactly how you feel. Your reactions are classic. I hope that you see your SH and yourself in the descriptions on this website. We completely understand why you didn't talk about what happened for such a long time. Lots of us here have kept quiet too. We had the same fears that you described having. And for some of us - we were right to be afraid! I'm glad that you found this website. I hope that it offers you the same comfort and clarity that it offered me. I also feel nervous and jumpy whenever I'm in a situation that mimics my harassment. I try to work through that by: - making a list of all of the times I have been successful in addressing my fears; and adding to the list whenever I can; - stay with safe situations that spark my fear and breathe deeply while I hold my ground; - get out of situations that seem unsafe! My hope for you is that you have a complete recovery. You deserve it. You didn't do anything to deserve this harassment and you don't deserve to be punished. Good luck, and let us know how your recovery is coming along. I understand exactly how you feel. Your reactions are classic. I hope that you see your SH and yourself in the descriptions on this website.

We completely understand why you didn’t talk about what happened for such a long time. Lots of us here have kept quiet too. We had the same fears that you described having. And for some of us - we were right to be afraid! I’m glad that you found this website. I hope that it offers you the same comfort and clarity that it offered me.

I also feel nervous and jumpy whenever I’m in a situation that mimics my harassment. I try to work through that by:
- making a list of all of the times I have been successful in addressing my fears; and adding to the list whenever I can;
- stay with safe situations that spark my fear and breathe deeply while I hold my ground;
- get out of situations that seem unsafe!

My hope for you is that you have a complete recovery. You deserve it. You didn’t do anything to deserve this harassment and you don’t deserve to be punished. Good luck, and let us know how your recovery is coming along.

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