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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You noticed I'm holding q-cards.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm holding q-cards
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they are going to help me\Nfocus on my message
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while at the same time,\Nshielding me from painful memories,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and intrusive thoughs,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because my story \Nisn't an easy one to tell.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, every time I tell my story,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm re-traumatised.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if sharing my story means
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that one more girl \Nhas a chance of freedom,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then it's worth it for me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Growing up in my family wasn't easy,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mental health problems, and abuse
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can destabilise a family.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, abuse doesn't just exist in a vacuum.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't just start or stop\Nin one idividual's life,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it permiates every action\Nand activity of their being.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mental health problems\Nand abuse led to neglect,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and neglect left me \Non the streets of Scarborough,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a very young girl.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I distinctly recall going back to school.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember each year\Nthe teacher would ask us?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Write down what you did last summer."
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so ashamed, I was paralised.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't go to summer camp.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, I didn't go to the cottage.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was the kid \Nthat played outside all day long.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was no regular structure.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was no routine for most anything.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One summer, I was raped by a stranger,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other, abuse integrated\Nby the neigborhood boys.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was always in fight or flight mode.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seemed like danger was lurking\Naround and every corner.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I learned that summer
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was how to remain hypervigilant,\Nhow to avoid attack,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something that no young girl\Nshould ever have to learn.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it didn't stop the neighborhood boys.