
To whom it may concern...
I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
I talked about it with my Mom last year. I mentioned that it happened at age 7, and my weight issues began at age 8. All these years she had attributed my weight gain to the trauma of breaking my arm at Cub Scout camp. How funny.
Would you talk with someone about such a thing?
A book has helped me realize the way that my life has been impacted. It describes so many of my struggles around self-image, relating to others, coping mechanisms ... I really didn't think the experience had impacted me so much until I realized that so many of my hardest struggles are common to victims of sexual abuse, and explained why. The book is called Victims No More by Mike Lew. Click here to read.
One step in my healing is to break the cycle of secrecy. Talking about it may also help others who have been affected. Please be sensitive ... not something to bring up at a party.
John











