This One Step - Older Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

Tuesday Speaking the truth to your family. Telling your family that you were molested as a child is about the hardest part of breaking your silence.  Many of us were molested by a family member who is respected and loved by most.  You will begin to stack the reasons and excuses as to why you can’t or shouldn’t tell your family in your head and it sounds very reasonable in your head, but you know that it has to be done. Breaking your silence to someone you trust is just opening the old infected wound and letting the poison out, but as adults we all know that our wound is not going to truly heal if we don’t let the doctor cut it open and clean it out completely.  We are adults that were traumatized as children.  We know better now.  We are not little boys and girls and we have to set the example for others and show ourselves that we deserve being healthy and getting healing.  We have to refuse to allow our molesters have power over us another day!  You have to stop looking over your shoulder and walking on egg shells.  This is what happened and it was not your fault and it is time to experience your life as it should be!