He was sexually blackmailed at 15 and raped when he was 18 .Matthew McConaughey has decided to speak openly about the process he had to go through to overcome the sexual blackmail he was subjected to when he was just 15 years old and the rape he suffered when he was 18.
Although he had already revealed these episodes in the book Greenlights published two years ago he has now decided to go further in the podcast The conversation about the men by the journalist Amanda de Cadenet. As he has revealed the first time he had sex he did it conditioned by this blackmail and thinking he would go to hell for having relations before marriage.
At 52 years old the actor points out that he has managed to overcome the trauma and that it no longer prevents him from having a healthy relationship. I am not afraid of relationships because my first experience was a blackmail no no. That was an aberration he recalls assuring that he does not plan to let that episode break his trust in people. This was not negotiable he says.McConaughey who has an Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club refuses to forget what happened to him but says I chose not to carry this heavy backpack and I chose how to treat people how to trust them.
The American recalled how he suffered sexual abuse by a man when he was unconscious in the trunk of a van and emphasized the importance of having previously had a conversation about sexuality with his parents.They had spoken to me about respect for women relationships and sexual intimacy about respect for my space he emphasizes.My dad told me if you ever felt the woman hesitate stop he recalls during the podcast. And he was right he remarks in addition to affirming that on occasion he has decided to follow the advice and leave it for another day.
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