Letter of the Day: Saying #metoo: A personal challenge

In recent days, many women have begun publicly discussing the sexual harassment they have experienced, and it has caused me to reflect on similar experiences that I have had. Even revisiting them in my mind brings me a great deal of discomfort.
I feel guilt and shame. Guilt that I allowed myself to get into situations where I was harassed, touched and hit. Shame about the actual experiences.
My first experience of sexual harassment took place when I was 14. Others followed in later years, and my