I agree totally with others that this is the type of promise that you are not obliged to keep. In a sense it was acquired under a type of duress.
I do hope you report her. But I also do hope you consider what you can cope with right now. If reporting is going to put more strain on you when you are unable to manage any additional distress then your safety and well-being have to come first. And that is OK. I hope you report but don't want you to feel obliged to or that there is again pressure from others to do something. Just know that a promise garnered in this way does not stand in my opinion and it seems in the opinion of others.
I do hope you report her. But I also do hope you consider what you can cope with right now. If reporting is going to put more strain on you when you are unable to manage any additional distress then your safety and well-being have to come first. And that is OK. I hope you report but don't want you to feel obliged to or that there is again pressure from others to do something. Just know that a promise garnered in this way does not stand in my opinion and it seems in the opinion of others.
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