-Trigger Warning- and Let's Start Writing Reality Checks
----updated---- I just realized the original title looked like I have a problem with trigger warnings which I do not. Sorry I'm so dimwitted. !!! Trigger Warning!!! !!! Trigger Warning!!! #Also, long-as-fuck warning. Bear with me, please.# As of the late, I have been using the common approach of sticking my head in the sand. The world is too big and too bad. To avoid crying in a dark corner even more than I normally do, I have checked out almost completely. I've gotten rid of all social media and have pretty much banned my best friend from talking about anything more pressing than spaghetti sauce. I know it's cowardly, but hey. What can I say. There are worse things I could be, at this point. I've gone back and forth about writing this, but now is the time. There will never be a good time. Let's talk about the taboo subject of rape. I've decided that as a survivor I should not feel ashamed because I didn't do the wrong thing and I shou...