Narcissist Behavior Q&A
📷 I think they filmed something sexual without my consent
You can get support even without a copy of the recording. Start by steadily saving the suspicious messages and circumstances.
The short answer
Consenting to being filmed is not consent to storage or distribution.
When this happens, try this
- Trying to wrestle their phone away can turn physical, so safely capture what you can see now — the messages and surrounding evidence on your own screen.
- Contact the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative Image Abuse Helpline (844-878-2274) for support with counseling and takedowns. The National Domestic Violence Hotline (800-799-7233) is also available 24/7.
Scenes like this
- You found a phone hidden near the bed or in the bathroom.
- You agreed to the filming but never to keeping or sharing it.
How to tell the difference
"We were together" or "your face isn't visible" does not stand in for your consent.