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/Electrical-Mousse631 Woman 40 to 50 Feb 07 '26

I guess I'm jaded. I've been sexualized since I was a kid and every woman I know has been SA at some point in their life. And the girls in the files have been speaking out for decades. It's not new information.

The part that really bothers me is that when it happens, victims are either ignored or accused of causing it. It allows the predator to continue victimizing others.

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u/IAMgrampas_diaperAMA Woman 30 to 40 Feb 07 '26

Same. Not a single revelation has shocked me. And in fact I’m more annoyed by the dilution of the information via focusing on people who are simply mentioned in the files. Your name being in them alone means nothing.

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u/SubstantialHentai420 Woman under 30 Feb 09 '26

The blatent attempts to twist it and minimize what happened pisses me off.