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Survivor story
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Message to a Survivor
Child-on-child sexual assault is valid and I want anyone who has gone through it to know that you are a survivor.
Message of Healing
Healing means relieving myself of my shame and guilt.
When I was 8 years old I was hanging out with my younger cousin who was 7. She insisted that we play doctor and I agreed. It got more and more inappropriate and she took my pants off. She told me to take off my underwear and I agreed because she begged and begged. I remember saying I don't want to do this and reaching for my clothes but she held me down. She then started touching me down there with the doctor's tools. After I could barely sit on the couch and was in so much pain physically and emotionally. I didn't tell my parents for a whole year but they did nothing about it. I vividly remember it to this day but I really struggle with the fact of seeing her all the time. I know she doesn't recall the incident and I feel really guilty because she was just a kid and I can't blame her for it.
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