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It IS sad, but so is life sometimes.
I'm a rape survivor too, however, I can't read this book. It triggers memories and makes me panic.
Totally understandable. Just know you do NOT stand alone.
There may be a time in the future when I'll be able to read this completely to the end, but it's not going to be now. I think the hardest is people blowing my feelings off and telling me that I need "psychological help" for my views. I know I can't be the only person who has issues with these books. It doesn't make me a bad person or a "nut" as I was just called.
I love re-reading this books, and I always stumble towards the end of Outlander, when I know what happens to Jamie in Wentworth prison. However, it's what makes Diana Gabaldon so unique, and so her writing so brilliant: she does not shy away from hard truth trusting her readers to have the inner-strenght to accept this as facts of life, that shape her characters.
You, Diana, are not "nuts." You have suffered a terrible blow, one that will forever be part of your personality. I too have suffered from a sexual assault, so please know I do not make light of your comment. We all heal in different ways at different speeds. Be true to yourself and f*** anyone who doesn't respect you for that!
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Oct 27, 2014 07:08PM
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I'm a rape survivor too, however, I can't read this book. It triggers memories and makes me panic.
Totally understandable. Just know you do NOT stand alone.
There may be a time in the future when I'll be able to read this completely to the end, but it's not going to be now. I think the hardest is people blowing my feelings off and telling me that I need "psychological help" for my views. I know I can't be the only person who has issues with these books. It doesn't make me a bad person or a "nut" as I was just called.
I love re-reading this books, and I always stumble towards the end of Outlander, when I know what happens to Jamie in Wentworth prison. However, it's what makes Diana Gabaldon so unique, and so her writing so brilliant: she does not shy away from hard truth trusting her readers to have the inner-strenght to accept this as facts of life, that shape her characters.
You, Diana, are not "nuts." You have suffered a terrible blow, one that will forever be part of your personality. I too have suffered from a sexual assault, so please know I do not make light of your comment. We all heal in different ways at different speeds. Be true to yourself and f*** anyone who doesn't respect you for that!
