Paris Hilton discusses how ‘speaking up’ has been ‘most powerful’

Paris Hilton just advocated for the victims of child abuse once again!

Reflecting in her own personal experience and trauma that she allegedly suffered as a teen at the hands on a boarding school in Utah, the 42-year-old heiress took to her official Instagram account to pen a lengthy yet impactful letter to the members of the United States House of Representatives.

She urged them to prioritize passing the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Bill before they go on Christmas holidays, saying, “For most of my life, I carried a deep, unspoken pain.”

“I thought if I stayed quiet, if I buried it far enough, maybe I could convince myself it didn’t happen. But silence doesn’t heal — it only protects the people that caused the harm. Speaking up has been the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but it’s also been the most powerful,” the mother of two, further wrote.

Hilton continued, “As a teenager, I was sent to youth residential treatment facilities where I endured abuse that no child should ever experience. I was physically restrained, sexually abused, isolated, overmedicated, and stripped of my dignity.

“I was told I didn’t matter, that I was the problem, and no one would believe me if I spoke up — not even my family. For years, I lived with the weight of that trauma, the nightmares, the shame. It wasn’t until I found my voice that I began to heal,” The Simple Life star added, mentioning how it is important to stand up for the right thing.

Underneath the letter, she captioned her post, “Silence doesn’t heal — it protects the people that caused the harm.”

“To every member of the House. Think of the children who can’t speak for themselves. They’re counting on you. Let’s turn pain into purpose and protect the most vulnerable among us,” Paris Hilton concluded.