Dr. John A. KingIndigenous Australian. 100% Human. Neo-Noir Novelist. Poet. Speaker. Performance coach. More than a Survivor. Terrible Golfer, Awkward Dancer🕺

The emotional fallout of speaking up #substack #shorts

22 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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This content was created by Dr. John A. King. This content was uploaded by Dr. John A. King. This is a YouTube short titled "The emotional fallout of speaking up #substack #shorts" (created 2026-02-22). It contains a single-speaker monologue (labeled SPEAKER A) about male sexual abuse, focusing on the shame men feel, societal silence around abuse of men, stigma that shuts down conversations, and a personal anecdote about readers distancing themselves because they feel embarrassed by the story.

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And I think that's one of the challenges with men talking about sexual abuse is there's this sense of inner shame about not being able to protect yourself. And then going forward, society doesn't talk about the sexual abuse of men. We are comfortable, unfortunately, to have a conversation about the abuse of women and girls, but you would never bring up the conversation as a man because if you do— and I've seen it happen— conversations shut down and you lose friends. Yeah. Because you're too, they're too embarrassed. I've had people who have been excited to read my book and I've never heard from 'em again because it's, I don't want to, that his story embarrasses me. They're uncomfortable with it. Yeah.