Guest guest Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 , I am so sorry you experienced such an brutal attack on your sense of self. Any kind of abuse is an attack against one's sense of self, of feeling worthwhile--especially as a child. It's strangely funny, but I didn't really suffer a great deal of emotional distress from the sexual abuse. The abandonment of me by my parents was so much worse. Also, the fact that my foster mother did not believe that the 1st grade school teacher abused me was worse than the abuse itself. I took the rest in stride, although it did scare me a lot. Thanks for sharing. ACT can help us, don't you think? Acceptance, defusing, and moving toward your values is great therapy. Helena Re:Sexual abuse? I was for many years as a child by my step-grandfather. It effected me in the usual ways growing up, i.e promiscuous, low self worth. After I got my life on track is when it hit me like a ton of bricks. Still have some issues with it but I found the book and workbook called "The Courage to Change." a lot of help. I'm so sorry you went through that. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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