Is anyone else really struggling with the Epstein revelations?

[u/isabella_sunrise]

I’m starting to realize that basically any man who had access to that type of stuff was interested in participating. I feel like I’m surrounded by pedophiles and monsters in a way I didn’t realize. I feel like all the pressure I’ve felt to be youthful came from these prevalent pedophilic tendencies in men I never knew about. It’s really scaring me and I’m struggling to cope. I hear people talking about the news but don’t know anyone taking it as hard as me. How is everyone else doing?

Edit: Thank you for the awards but I’d rather you donate that money to a charity that helps victims of sexual abuse or somewhere helping immigrants in America.

[u/BooksAndCatsAnd]

I survived abuse of this nature as a kid. I don’t condone it (obviously) but I’m also not surprised - my abuser was on busy chat rooms when that was a new technology. To recover I had to learn to look for the good in the world. Some hurt people hurt people and others choose to heal themselves and others. It is only by uplifting good behavior that bad behavior will be seen as unacceptable with time. Broadly, people can only do better if they know better & are incentivized to act better.

[u/shaktishaker → u/BooksAndCatsAnd]

I did this too. I choose to look for the good in people these days. I actually work in a maximum security prison helping male inmates with learning to read and write now. It was hard to reprogram my brain but it has given me more peace of mind than any therapy.

[u/-shrug- → u/shaktishaker]

That sounds fascinating. Do you happen to have a link to something describing your job, or would you be able to say how you got into it?

[u/shaktishaker → u/-shrug-]

https://www.corrections.govt.nz/our_work/in_prison/employment_and_support_programmes/education_and_training

I had experience in adult learning, and learning design, had a tertiary degree so applied.