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ing individual tries to get us can fathom. Can you terrible ordeal. However,

to grips with their loss by imagine grieving, as well this can be counterintui-
gathering a great deal of as dealing with depres- tive, and they can develop
knowledge of information sion? Feelings of loss, social phobia over time,

and analysing in detail the helplessness, feeling that causing the victim to be-
situations that led to their you have lost your secu- come even more isolated,

loss. So, for example, in rity, your fundamental more withdrawn, and
the case of a victim who rights as a human being. lonelier. I sincerely can-
had been in a similar Feeling that you cannot re- not understand why any-

situation to Cassidy Wolf, claim your reputation, the one would want to cause
they may look at knowl- core of who makes you another human being so

edge and information the beautiful person that much pain and suffering.
around webcam usage, the you are. That you cannot
people that knew the as- see the light at the end of It is this invasion of pri-

sailant and the assailant’s the tunnel. I cannot even vacy, that feeling of loss
background too, as well begin to empathize with and the idea that this can-

the context around social how these members within not be restored that the
media. Some may plan in our society may feel, and singer Christina Aguilera
detail what they feel will can completely under- spoke about in a published

happen now, after this stand why they struggle statement, days before
feeling of loss. They may to process their thoughts, the man in question was

rationalize their thoughts feelings, and emotions, sentenced. Miss Aguilera
with phrases such as as well as the events that poignantly said, “that feel-
“He or she can’t hurt me have taken place, let alone ing of security can never

anymore” or “at least in a healthy, progressive be given back, and there is
I’ve learned to be more manner. no compensation that can

vigilant.” To a reasonable restore the feeling one has
degree, intellectualiza- The victim may decide to from such a large invasion
tion can give the victim isolate themselves out of of privacy.” In just over a

a greater sense of control fear of being ridiculed in year, this man invaded the
over the situation. public, as a way of salvag- privacy of more than fifty

ing their reputation, a way people in the entertain-
What a victim goes of protecting themselves ment industry, undoubt-
through, the mental, phys- for possible harm further edly, altering their lives

ical and emotional pain down the line, a way of forever.
is much more than any of feeling safe after such a

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