So I think it's - what was important to me is that I found that I can't change the fact that people already have made an opinion about me. But I don't think that should stop me from trying to correct some of the misperceptions that are out there.

When I think of the person that I thought was Bill Clinton, I think he had genuine remorse. When I think of the person that I now see is 100 percent politician, I think he's sorry he got caught.

Sure, my boss took advantage of me, but I will always remain firm on this point: it was a consensual relationship. Any 'abuse' came in the aftermath, when I was made a scapegoat in order to protect his powerful position.

There is a very personal price to public humiliation, and the growth of the Internet has jacked up that price.

I lost my public self, or had it stolen. In a way, it was a form of identity theft.

Online we have a compassion deficit

Getting and keeping my immunity became very important to me. For I needed to take care of myself and my family. No one else was worried about me.