I have a story. All of it is true. I know I am not the asshole, but I do know I will be painted as one, and worse if I tell it. Way way worse. I’m not sure what to do. It deals with extremely high profile people and institutions. National level implications. The type where if I even give 1/4 of the story in even the most generic terms, it would take internet sleuthers about 20 minutes or less to narrow it down to exactly who I am, no matter how careful I am. Retaliation is absolutely a given in this circumstance. I am not rich, and I am not powerful, but in the circles I navigate everyone else is. I feel completely silenced. Violated. Alone. In many ways I feel this is worse than what might come if I were to speak out, but that is probably just because I am so frustrated right now. I know it could get so much worse, because it is incredibly messy. If I do speak out, I won’t just be putting myself in the line of fir, but of course the ones that did me wrong as well, but unfortunately several innocent people that work for them will also most likely be targeted and retaliated against, some for having been kind to me. I am lost. I don’t know what to do. I feel used, and useless. I don’t know that I have any options at all. I don’t want to cause a stir only to get more people hurt, and not get any help at the same time. But I feel crushed. Completely and utterly worthless, exhausted, and destroyed from all this. I know this has already hurt me, but AITAH if I share everything, knowing others will get hurt too?