My True Story #No84

"I've been insecure about the way that I looked because what happened to me made me feel like I couldn't love my own skin, I felt tainted by it."

"When I was 14 I was raped by a friend and two others at a BBQ.

The experience is something that's affected my life in a lot of different ways but one of the biggest is the way I view myself and my body. I've been insecure about the way that I looked because what happened to me made me feel like I couldn't love my own skin, I felt tainted by it.

I'm finally starting to feel like I'm beautiful and attractive but there are still times when my anxiety gets the better of me.

I post photos that are suggestive and I'm always scared when I do because I don't want to be seen as a promiscuous woman but the picture is for me, so I can see myself in my skin with a smile. Even when it's fake."

True story told by Courteney @Icanplaytheukulele

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