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flag A woman was betrayed when her friend falsely claimed her traumatic prison assault as her own in an autobiography.

flag A senior woman discovered her longtime friend had included her private, traumatic experiences of sexual assault in a juvenile detention facility—experiences the friend, protected by family ties, did not endure—in the friend’s autobiography. flag The woman, who had shared her story only in confidence, was shocked to learn her suffering had been misrepresented as the friend’s own. flag When confronted, the friend reacted emotionally and ended communication. flag Advice columnist Annie Lane affirmed the woman’s right to her story, urging her to set a firm, written boundary demanding the removal of the stolen narrative, and emphasized that protecting her emotional well-being may require ending the friendship to avoid a second violation.

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