Where do I start?

I guess I should start with saying that I know I will not be the only person who could write a blog like this and that there will no doubt be people who can write it better than I can but I feel very alone.

I have genuinely never come across anyone who has been through what I have been through or something similar and I can’t imagine I am the only one.

I saw a post recently on a veterans social media page about Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, she killed herself after receiving relentless sexual abuse from one of her bosses and it just resonated with me.

Whilst I didn’t serve in the forces myself, I was a dependant in the Armed Forces and grew up moving from base to base. During our last posting I was sexually abused and groomed by men who were serving at that base.

I never really talk about what happened to me to anyone but seeing all the brave men and women open up about their experiences after Jaysley Becks experience was shared I guess I feel like maybe I could share my experience too? Maybe there are people out there like me who understand what I’ve been through? Maybe there are support groups and services to help?

I guess in the end it would just be nice to find someone who understands.