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I was manipulated into sending nudes…he was threatening suicide if i didn’t
when I was 16 I was manipulated into sending nudes to a 21 year old man I had met through discord. At the time I didn’t understand that it was manipulation, he was threatening suicide if I didn’t. I felt so much shame around it that I felt as though I couldn’t speak to anyone about it, I called a suicide hotline on his behalf and the kind woman helped me understand that it wasn’t my fault or responsibility. I have friends that have also dealt with suicide threat manipulation and I think it’s especially effective online when you have no idea what is happening to that person in real life.
I watched porn for the first time at 12 years old
I watched porn for the first time at 12 years old. It was at a sleepover with both boys and girls there. One of the boys who had watched it before suggested we should all watch. I remember feeling disgusted and strange. I wasn't even aware of my own body I wasn't ready. The women didn't look like me and they were doing things that I did not understand. The five of us in bed screamed and shut the computer off. I felt sick what had I watched.
Years later I tried to watch porn again. I was 18 and had been sexually active from 17 years old. Porn was different at this age I could choose the category and what I found "sexy" I could learn about my own sexuality and how to express myself in a way that I had not before. I now enjoy watching porn from time to time. It taught me now that female sexuality was positive.
Amelia
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