Child Sexual Abuse

[Juan and Yenan]

Sexual Abuse refers to any sexual act with a child by an adult or older child. It includes fondling or rubbing the child’s genitals, penetration, incest, rape, sodomy, indecent exposure, and using the child for prostitution or the production of pornographic materials.
Possible symptoms:
The child has pain or bleeding in anal or genital area with redness or swelling.
The child displays age-inappropriate play with toys, self, or others.
The child has inappropriate knowledge about sex.
The child reports sexual abuse.

[Joy Ryan]

Hello
I was physically abused by father before I was 5 and sexually abused by one of my dads patients (he workerd in a severe learning disibility hospital) at age 7. I am now 42. I never shared the abuse had happened till I was 20. It is very hard to break the silence because you do not know if you will be believed. I lived my life in my growing up years till then knowing something bad had happened but found it so hard to find the words and the courage to speak about it. The deep emotion that surrounds this wound is like a stranglehold on your emotions and because trust is invaded in physical and sexual abuse. opening up to someone is pretty scarry. not knowing if you can trust them and that they might reject you to. I believe the path to healing is never easy but I do believe it is with coming to a greater understanding as God has father that I have more confidence in the fact that the hurts can be healed. One of the things we are asked to do by the Lord is forgive. when you have been through any deep wounding, that is not the first thought or emotion that enters your mind. But I can tell you because its happened in my life that God can bring you to a place where you can decide to walk in forgiveness and the feelings will begin to follow. God is so gracious and kind and able to heal our broken hearts, but he knows we are often so fearful to open up to his healing love, cos it all seems so painful. if you are starting to talk and walk out your healing, I can't promise you one prayer to cure all. But I can tell you as you journey with God and allow his love to touch your broken heart, healing can and will take place. If you havn't broken the silence, what happened should of never happened and is wrong. I pray you find here or trusted friends and counsellors who will kind you through the process to more healing . My love and prayers extend to you because I know I hard it is to allow God's healing in your life, but I also know that Jesus died to free you from your pain, grieve, sorry and loss and bring you freedom.
Great grace in your journey to finding healing and wholeness in Father God, your friend Jesus christ and your helper and counsellor the holy spirit.
Many Blessings and Prayers for healing an transformation to you all
Love
Joy Ryan

[Juan and Yenan]

Thank you sister for sharing your experience, grace and love. Many will be blessed from your courage to speak.

Joy Ryan said:

Hello
I was physically abused by father before I was 5 and sexually abused by one of my dads patients (he workerd in a severe learning disibility hospital) at age 7. I am now 42. ...