Jena Malone admits she was sexually abused by “someone I worked with” during the filming of “The Hunger Games”

Matt Baron/Shutterstock Jena Malone

Jena Malone shares her truth.

In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the 38-year-old actress said she was struggling with “a swirling mix of emotions” as she posted a photo from the French countryside taken immediately after filming “The 2015.” The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 2the last film in the blockbuster series.

As Malone explained, while she was “full of gratitude for this project,” she also said that during filming she “went through a bad breakup and was also sexually abused by someone she was working with.”

“A swirling mix of emotions that I’m only just learning to sort through,” she continued. “I wish it wasn’t tied to such a traumatic event for me, but that’s the true wildness of life, I guess. How to hold together the chaos with the beauty.”

Representatives for Malone and Lionsgate did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Wednesday.

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She said it was “hard to talk about the Hunger Games and (her character) Johanna Mason without feeling the poignancy of that moment,” Donnie Darko The star added that she is “ready to get through this and reclaim the joy and sense of accomplishment that I felt.”

“I have worked very hard to heal and learn through making amends how to make peace with the person who hurt me and make peace with myself,” Malone also said in her caption.

Towards the end of her post, the actress sent “lots of love to all the survivors out there” and acknowledged that the “(healing) process is so slow and not linear.”

“I want to say that I’m here for anyone who needs to talk or vent or open up spaces where communication is resting inside of them. Please DM me if you need a safe place to be heard,” she concluded.

Willow Shields, who played Primrose Everdeen in Hunger Games Movies, commented on Malone’s post: “This post leaves me speechless. I understand and hope you are doing well Jena, even if the process is so slow ❤️.”

Lionsgate/Color Force/Kobal/Shutterstock Jena Malone and Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 2 (2015)

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Malone’s post comes six months after she said on Instagram that she had “found words that feel more right for exploring” her sexuality, writing the words “pansexuality,” “sapiosexuality” and “polyamory” as she continued to explore her sexual identity.

In August she said The Hollywood Reporter She said she thought about her sexuality for “a while” before writing the post and it “felt so nice” to share it with her followers.

“The sexual journey is so beautiful,” said the Stepmother Actress. “I mean, all of these identity journeys are so cool. I feel like I’m a little late to the game when it comes to feeling shame. I love the process of learning more about myself and others through different terms that open windows, those windows then become doors, and then I get to a place where I find all this cool stuff out there.”

“It’s part of humanity today to have all these ceremonies of coming out and giving up (an identity) and celebrating that space for yourself,” she added. “It’s a really sweet, human experience. I love learning more about myself, regardless of my age or experience.”

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to Rainn.org.