Or is the NSPCC?

[Stilltryingtobeme]

I'm seriously considering contacting them. I had a crappy childhood, I have complex trauma, a kind of ptsd. Every time that advert comes on, showing the girl that "just doesn't want her abuser to come into the bedroom that night" I practically have a full blown panic attack.

I know it's meant to tug heart strings, I know it's raising awareness. But I wonder if they realise they're just making it harder for survivors? I'm not the only person I know, it actually came up because someone at my group said it was causing them nightmares.

So... Aibu? Be a bit gentle, it's an emotive subject I know.

Actually I think you have a point.

The NSPCC does pretty much fuck all child protection work anyway so their scaremongering ads are rather misleading.

After years of donating I stopped when they wouldn't stand up to Mermaids and allow discussion about whether it's a good idea to chemically sterilise gay kids.

Like a lot of big charities, the proportion of money that goes to actually helping the cause people think they're donating to, as opposed to fundraising, education, awareness raising etc is minimal yes, I'm looking at you Age UK