Posted by antigua on April 14, 2004, at 9:54:18
In reply to Sexual abuse - does molestation count?, posted by sjb on April 14, 2004, at 9:16:17
Absolutely. Check out this site is you haven't already.
http://www.ncptsd.org/facts/specific/fs_child_sexual_abuse.html
Society, in general, is misinformed about what constitutes sexual abuse. Also, in my experience, there is a lot of denial and blaming of the victim, sometimes because it's a subject people find so uncomfortable or have experience w/it and want to deny it. Please don't let anyone tell you that what you experienced is not sexual abuse. What happened to you is not minimal, it affects so many parts of our lives.
If I can be of help, please let me know. I've been going through this for a long time.
antigua
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