'I have rarely felt so seen by someone other than a fellow survivor as I did hearing Judge Jackson’s testimony.'
These senators would have you believe that they were just highlighting the heinousness of the crimes, but the contrast between their questioning and Jackson’s responses gave the lie to their utter lack of respect and care for survivors. When Jackson talked about survivors in her courtroom telling her that they feared they will never have normal relationships because of what happened to them, I started crying.
But even without that kind of a public record, being assaulted has had an incredible influence on my life. Despite being married for 15 years and having four children, like the survivor who wrote to Jackson, I am tortured by the fear that I can never have a normal relationship after what was done to me.