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Using the game truth or dare was a very popular way of asking
In secondary school (around age 14), it was very common to be asked for nude/explicit images from boys the same age or older. Using the game truth or dare was a very popular way of asking as if you said no to the dare you would be called vulgar names. If any girls did send the images they would typically end up on a snapchat accounts story that was dedicated to sharing these images to 'bait' girls out.
Every time i was low, i would open instagram
When I was in school, everyone was addicted to their phones, social media especially. I would spend hours a day scrolling through Instagram. Every time I was bored or a bit low, I would open Instagram and end up scrolling through other people’s posts for hours, becoming a constant loop. Instead of helping me, it made me feel worse, although I didn’t realise it at the time. I would see people living their lives that would seem way more exciting than my own. Seeing how people would use social media to show off and glamorise their lives affected my self-worth and confidence, especially revolving around body images.
Porn affected my perception of sex from a very early age
Growing up, watching pornography seemed to be the normal thing. Porn was casually talked about at school all my friends would watch it and openly admit that they did so. Porn was introduced to me from a very young age, like most of my friends, through social media (Instagram etc.). I watched it throughout secondary school, finding it extremely hard to give up. It affected my perception of sex from a very early age, with little education and discussion at school what the realistic expectations should have been.
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