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Speaking out about traumatic incidents can sometimes be more traumatic than the incidents themselves. That was the case for one reporter after she documented rampant sexual harassment at a recent music festival.

Vera Papisova is the wellness editor for Teen Vogue and runs the magazine\u2019s sexual assault awareness campaign. After Teen Vogue published her explosive article about sexual assault at Coachella 2018, Papisova became the target of internet trolls. 

\u201cPeople usually say, \u2018Ignore the trolls,\u2019 and \u2018Don\u2019t read the comments,\u2019\u201d Papisova tells Nerdette. \u201cI went against both of those. I broke both of those rules.\u201d

Papisova tells us about her experience at the festival, how she\u2019s been responding to her online harassers, and what she\u2019s doing to maintain her sanity.

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