Author: Damica Rodriguez

My desirability and agency in sexual relationships were defined by others’ wants, not mine. It took years before processing that what happened to me was not a “misunderstanding”—it was attempted assault.

Coming to college made me realize how much of myself I tend to overexert every day in my social, work, and academic life. I slowly began to realize that while I was out and about doing all of these things with other people, I felt drained emotionally, mentally, and socially.