I Shouldn't Have to Do This

Hi, my name if Jeremy, but those who know me usually just call me Jer.
 
Earlier this year, I became a flight attendant.  I hate to talk about this, but it's to a point that I don't have any other options. Early on with the company, I was sexually assaulted and then continually harassed by someone with the company whom had control over my future with the airline.
 
I gave up so much to be with the company and had walked away from another job, because the pay and benefits and the idea of being a flight attendant were too good to pass up. If I didn't do as this person said, I would chance losing this opportunity to work as a flight attendant and I had nothing to go back to. He knew this and he used it to his advantage.
 
With fear of having this same situation or worse happen to someone else, I made the decision to report him. I sent an email to his supervisors. I explained everything that had happened to me and included text messages the guy had sent to me. I waited a day and when I didn't hear anything back from either of them, I sent another email. I never heard anything back. I assumed that they would do their own investigation and that because of the confidentiality of the matter, they probably wouldn't ever let me know the outcome of the situation. I never heard anything else about it. I hoped they would do something about it to make sure that this person couldn't do this to anyone else. They didn't.
 
One day, I was coming back from a trip. I was walking through the terminal and the man was there.  I was in shock. I got out of the airport as quickly as possible. When I got home I broke down and cried. I couldn't help but think about who else he had gotten away with doing this to. I wanted to do more, but I was scared that if I reported it again, I would be retaliated against. I eventually decided that even if I was retaliated against, that at least I had done everything I could to make sure that this man couldn't hurt anyone else. I reported to HR. I told the story of what had happened to me yet again. HR called me the next day to let me know they had terminated him, but that it wasn't for anything to do with me. HR gave me a 1800 number to call if I needed someone to talk to and told me to stay focused and keep flying and taking care of guests.
 
All of this was heavy on me, but I couldn't afford to not fly or to take time off. I told myself that I could do as the company said and keep pushing forward and I did. I suppressed everything as I had done for so long before, but now I was dealing with the frustrations that I work for a company that I felt didn’t care about my well-being. All that mattered was me making them money.
 
Less than a month later, having to suppress everything took a toll on me. I woke up one morning and had no energy to do anything. I became physically sick and would sleep for 15-18 hours at a time. I started seeing a psychotherapist and a psychiatrist. I was diagnosed with depression and ptsd. I have had to miss work and am not getting paid. I applied for worker's compensation, but in the state of Florida, they do not cover claims for mental or emotional distress caused by something that has happened at work, even with it being a situation like mine.
 
The company has notified me that they plan to pursue the possibility of retaliating against me with termination for missing work.
 
While I currently have insurance through the company and it helps with paying the medical bills for psychiatrist and psychotherapist, if the company gets its way, I will be terminated and won't have insurance anymore. But even with the insurance, I am having to pay co-pays that I can't afford on my own while not getting paid by the company. I also have a car payment, car insurance and rent to worry about. My roommates are in the process of moving and by next month, I won't have a place to stay and don't have the money to get a place or move. I am behind on car payment and it could be repossessed at any moment.
 
I don't know what to do at this point and I have few to no options. So here I am with a gofundme and having to share my story with the hope that people might be able to help. I hate having to talk about it, I hate having to ask people for help, but I don't know what else to do and the company isn't helping at all. I look forward to moving past this. To continuing to get the help that I need, overcoming this and getting back to myself, but I know it takes time. 
 
Thank you for reading. If you can afford to help, please do. I would greatly appreciate it.
 
Thanks again, 
Jer