Ex-boyfriend posted pictures online, how to move forward?

The fact that he put those private photos of you up on the net automatically makes him an asshole. My ex left me and completely effed up my heart and I still had images of her from our time together, but I'd never do that to her, mainly for respectful reasons but also cause she'd send the cops to my door.You came across a bad guy who descended into malicious intent. If you trust your parents and they're very supportive of you then they need to know about what's been happening with you. It's their job to take care of you and help you in times of need. Tell your parents about the harming. Tell them about what your ex did to you. You're not in the wrong.

Wow, what a little shit your boyfriend is. My lady, if the pictures posted contained any form of nudity, should it be a glimpse or anything, you can get him arrested for distribution and possession of child pornography. What kind of parents do you have? Some parents are not helpful at all and are more likely to blame you for everything even though you have barely nothing to be blamed about (besides accepting to take precarious of yourself almost naked and giving them to him; which you probably regret; though blaming yourself for it won't change it happened, but at least now you're practically certain not to do that mistake again, right?). So really, depending on what your parents are, it'd be probably best to tell them, or your school's counselor or psychologist (if you have one).

Not going to lie, Oliviaxox responding to Olivia liviray had me going for a moment.

Miss Olivia, you need to forget about that selfish young man and move on with your life. If you report those pictures being taken, you can be just as liable for their production because YOU took them. Taking and sitributing nude pictures of an underage individual (even it is yourself) is prosecutable for distribution of child pornography. You absolutely could be brought down for that, too. That is why parents try to stop their underage kids from sending nudes of themselves, they aren't trying to be buzzkills or stop their kids from having fun or being individuals; IT IS HIGHLY ILLEGAL.

Rest up, relax, calm yourself down and stop focusing on the problem. Focus instead on the solution; since you have this problem, is there any way to fix it and prevent it from happening again? Those are your important questions.

For your own health, leave that young man alone. He wasn't supportive of you when you needed it and he took steps to further deal you emotional harm, that was extremely callous of him and he only cared about you insofar as you made him happy under his own terms. You are better off without him.

Let him go, and stop blaming yourself. You don't have to hurt yourself to express your feelings, young lady. You don't have to carve into your skin to gain a sense of control, and you don't have to scar yourself to feel better. Mary Lambert said it best: "You don't have to only know how to exist when you feel wanted." It is perfectly okay to come to terms with yourself and love yourself FOR yourself, for nobody's benefit but your own, and with nobody's permission but your own. You don't have to get someone else's permission to be happy.

Look into a mirror and tell that hurt young lady staring back at you that it is okay for her to love herself. You don't have to live this way and the pain you feel now will not last forever. Stop placing conditions on your worthiness and esteem yourself for your own sake, reject those awful thoughts of not being good enough, let yourself see the good in yourself and love yourself for who you are.

Always remember that you deserve the same chance as anyone else at pursuing your own happiness. Never allow anyone or anything to stifle your will to live happily, not even yourself. Most importantly, never forget that you matter, and you are not alone.

Hope and I got vote downs because we told her to be responsible?! @x-theprettyonee

Not going to lie, the boy is a cunt, stating this fact isn't going to solve anything though. I'd recommend reporting images where you can if you come across them and understand it's not your fault, when you like someone/in a relationship with them you're with them in the first place because you believe you can trust them, sadly people aren't always as genuine as you first think.Live in knowledge that there is great things ahead of you and you're not alone and plenty of people (on here alone) care :).In my experience when photos of me get posted that I'm embarrassed about the best thing to do is accept it (which is difficult to do!). People want reactions, if you don't react then they have nothing to react of.Best wishes are with you and rest assured it will blow over eventually!X

First off your boyfriend is a complete ass. I saw that youre only 16 which makes what he did distribution of child pornography and that's not ok! I know it's hard but you just have to wait for things to blow over. You wrote you're a self harmer and I hope this doesn't lead you to hurt yourself even more. Don't me afraid to reach out when you feel alone. Drop a message if you need anything lovey.

What a douche. I didn't need to read on after that part. You were hurt and weak and you confide in him, then he responds by breaking up and posting private photos online. That guy just deserve bad karma in all forms.

Tell your parents or the authorities about it.

I also hope you've learned your lesson when sending such photos.

What a little shit!!!! Tell your parents and the police ASAP. If you're underage that little idiot is going to face some serious charges. No one should have to go through this. Don't feel sad and do not hurt yourself. Things like this pass, and you shouldn't beat yourself up about it.

Thanks everyone for the answers and support. I never said that it was ok that I sent them in the first place. I knew it was illegal but I honestly didn't think they would be exposed and especially not in this way. I've chosen not to tell any adults about it just because I am liable and the whole thing is mostly my fault. I deleted all my social media because it became too much. I'm really sorry. But thanks for all the replies.I didn't vote anyone down or up!!