TikTok star Jordan Turpin breaks silence on parental and foster care trauma: ‘A scary journey’

TikTok star Jordan Turpin opened up about harrowing abuse at the hands of their parents in foster care on Wednesday.

In a recent interview with PEOPLE, the 21-year-old shared about foster care trauma and how she survived in the House of Horrors along with her 12 siblings.

“I am not ready to go into details about what happened to me in that home. I was very traumatised, and it's been a very scary journey,” she told outlet.

The popular influencer, who has gained more than 750,000 followers over the years with her dance and make-up tips, explained, “It was really hard to understand the first situation with my parents. Then going into another, that was just really, really hard. You have all these questions and you just don't get the answer.”

Speaking about her parents with whom she had not spoken in years, Jordan mentioned, “I still have nightmares. I can't imagine if I ever kept in contact with them. There's no way I would be able to heal.”

Jordan opened up about her suffering in foster care. However, she revealed she found joy in schoolwork.

Even though she didn’t have stable housing, Jordan was finally able to enrol in college.

"It was impossible to sleep. Every time my eyes would close, I dreamed about being in my first foster home. I had to go to the emergency room a lot. I was really, really broken,” she stated.

Meanwhile, Jordan will  write a memoir about her struggles and to let people know “they are not alone, there is always a way out”.