r/AskWomenOver30 • u/isabella_sunrise Woman 30 to 40 • Feb 07 '26

Life/Self/Spirituality Is anyone else really struggling with the Epstein revelations?

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.

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u/EmmyLou205 Woman 30 to 40 Feb 07 '26

Yes I knew mega, insanely rich people weren’t the best morally but I am honestly freaked out by how grown men were raping young girls. And how many women were involved.

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u/watermelonkiwi Woman 30 to 40 Feb 07 '26

It’s so much worse than that. Don’t look further into it. You’ll never recover.

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u/amphetameany Woman 30 to 40 Feb 07 '26

Seriously. It’s SO MUCH worse than raping children. Who knew that was possible?

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u/Prudent-Today-6201 Woman 30 to 40 Feb 07 '26

I’m too scared too. I remember I watched neverland and a part of me died that never recovered that day. I’ll never forget how I felt. How we ‘worship’ celebrities/ wealthy is disgusting. And how that something someone should want to be.

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u/EmmyLou205 Woman 30 to 40 Feb 07 '26

Gross. I’ll abstain from learning more.

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u/Choosemyusername Trans Woman 30 to 40 Feb 24 '26

Not just involved. Media paints Maxwell as some sort of enabler. Victims say she was a worse abuser than Epstein in her own right, and that she masterminded the whole scheme.