“I was in my early teens when a distant relative tried to sexually assault me,” television actress Jasmin Bhasin opens up about her traumatic past

#99ShadesOfGrey For the bubbly Dil Se Dil Tak actor , her family always rallied behind her and there was no dearth of support

When I was in my early teens, a distant relative tried to sexually assault me. It was an incident that shattered my illusion of trust, safety and family bonds. Alone and insecure, at that delicate age, I found myself struggling to make sense of the said person’s repeated advances. I kept it to myself. I was afraid to share these incidents with anyone in my family. I was scared of being ridiculed or shamed. But over the years, the memories kept disturbing me and gnawing at me from inside. I felt alone, scared and, in hindsight today I realise, extremely depressed.

Jasmin strongly advocates reaching out to your loved ones as soon as possible

“It is easy to drown yourself in the monsters that your mind creates, but talking to those closest to you and those who understand you, helps you dispel the numbness and resurface to reality”