Dealing with the aftermath of sharing my sexual abuse story

I have a few points to make here. 1) I just want to say how brave it is of you to even make that tiktok let alone post it. People asking you to take it down should not have requested that. You had your reasons to post it and you have every right to post it and I'm going to say it's selfish of them to tell you to take it down ( this is just my opinion). 2)the situation with your step brother is very tricky because you don't want to upset him if something did happen to him but you don't want to just naturally accept that what he is claiming to be true. When things like this happen it's natural not to want to name names but if your step brother has come out with this in confidence to his wife then he should at least have the confidence to give a name or at least something more than this happened when I was 4 and that's it. 3) it's very understandable for you to believe this is a lie because it all does seem rather convenient to come out following this situation. But what I will say is keep an open mind. Not massively wide open but just enough to show you're not accepting nor denying his claim. 4)I understand the want for people to see you have taken a major step in talking about what happened to you and I think that video was a great idea. Maybe create a separate account away from everyone who follows you so that you can still express yourself. This will allow you to support others the way that you want to and have them support you too without the judgement from people you know. 5) I hope at least some of this helps and that it makes sense. If you want to talk or anything feel free to message me. I really do understand what you're going through. X

Hi, I’m so sorry this happened to you. I don’t know whether my opinion counts for much as I am a total stranger who has never been through anything like this. But I think it’s completely valid for you to feel that way and I agree that it sounds very convenient for him to not name who molested him. I don’t want this to come across as me telling you to “calm down” or anything cause your feelings are completely valid, but just remember that things will get better and that there are people who care about you (I care).