I've found it empowering to both read about the traumatic experiences of others, as well as sharing my own (in content/context-appropriate venues, of course). Empowerment doesn't always feel "good." But it's necessary. It's the only way "we" (society as a whole) will break the cycle.

When I speak about my past trauma, I do it with the hope that anyone reading it will hold the aggressors in their own lives accountable in the same way I'm trying to hold my own past aggressors accountable. I'm not doing it to try to make people feel pity for me, nor am I trying to make it "about me" (because, let's be honest: people's traumatic experiences, while not 100% identical, usually have more variables in common than the nuanced differences of each situation). Those variables all stem from the same types of root societal problems, even when they manifest themselves differently within individuals' lives.

My advice to people who don't care to read about my past traumas (or anyone else's) -- stop reading, and don't comment. Migrate your computer mouse away from our words, if you must...but don't try to diminish us just because you don't have the same experiences.

("You," in this context, is obviously referring to the generic Internet troll...or even fellow survivors who lack empathy themselves, for whatever reason)