“I am strong, this happened to me. It can happen to anybody.”

This is how R&B star Rihanna assessed the much-publicized assault by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown when she was interviewed on “Good Morning America” on Nov. 5.

Rihanna broke silence on the matter nine months after the incident took place which was on the day of the Grammy Awards last February.

She confessed that it took her "nine episodes" of abuse before completely raising the white flag on the relationship.

“I fell in love with that person [Chris]. It’s embarrassing, it’s embarrassing that that’s the type of person I fell in love with. So far in love… so unconditional,” she said.

The singer rationalized why she kept returning to her abusive beau.

“It’s completely normal to go back. You start lying to yourself. The minute the physical wounds go away, you want this thing to go away. This is a memory you don’t wanna have ever again,” she mused.

She admits to have felt humiliated with the leakage of the infamous photo showing her battered face.

“[It] is not a photo you would show to anybody. I felt completely taken advantage of. I felt like people were making it into a fun topic on the Internet, and it’s my life.

“I was disappointed, especially when I found out the photo was [supposedly leaked by] two women,” she told on the November issue of Glamour Magazine, which also named her as “Woman of the Year.”

She nevertheless opts to look on the bright side of the traumatic situation.

“People can learn from that. I want to give as much insight as I can to young women, because I feel like I represent a voice that really isn’t heard. Now I can help speak for those women,” said she.

The chart-topping artist said the incident vis-a-vis her influence on the youth make for a timely “wake-up call.”

“When I realized that my selfish decision for love could result into some young girl getting killed, I could not be easy with that part. I couldn't be held responsible for telling them go back.

“I just didn’t realize how much of an impact I had on these girls’ lives, until that happened.”

She also warned them not to “react off of love.”

“Come out of the situation third person, and for what it really is, and then make your decision. Because love is so blind,” Rihanna advised.