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I OPENED THE BOX! 🌸🎉
(With a little help) 🐶 🐱
Thank you all for your support and kind comments. I’m feeling all emotions. Will take a while to sink in but I’ve done it. It’s done. Here it is. After all that - my story:
The Flying Child - A Cautionary Fairy Tale for Adults
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People say children are resilient but they’re really not. They hurt. Abused children learn how to hide their distress, stay silent and develop coping mechanisms that help them manage their distress. That might look like a resilient child but it’s not. It’s a traumatised one.
#CSA
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When someone discloses child sexual abuse please don’t say:
“What exactly did he do?”
Or:
“Are you sure?”
Or:
“It was such a long time ago”
Or:
“You’re wrong”
Or:
“I would have known if that was happening.”
Or:
“It could have been worse”
(Feel free to add…)
#CSA
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I was asked as a child
“Are you being… did he… you know… did he… are you … did he… touch you?”
I felt their discomfort & embarrassment. I knew they wanted me to say no
so I said no
I was 10. They never asked again.
We need to learn how to talk to children about
#CSA
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@Theholisticpsyc
I was told by a psychiatrist that I’d never recover from ‘severe and enduring mental illness’ or live without community support or medication.
I knew that child sexual abuse by a family member was the root cause and I needed to find a way to say the words about what had happened
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@David_Challen
The man who sexually abused me used tears to manipulate - me and others around me. This article is sickening - as is those who come to his defence. Thank you for your continued effort to highlight perpetrator tactics to deflect and minimise their predatory actions.
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It irritates me when I’m told “perhaps he was abused himself.”
So what? It’s irrelevant to me. Most survivors (myself included) don’t become perpetrators, they go the opposite way and fiercely protect.
It’s dangerously close to a phrase I hate: ‘hurt people hurt people’
#CSA
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I was told by a psychiatrist I’d never recover. He was adamant. I believed him for years. Then I met a therapist who said suicidal ideation, despair, fear, anger & SH were NORMAL responses to trauma.
She believed I could heal & I began to believe in myself
#itjusttakesone
#CSA
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I was nine years old when my abuser raped me in my own home. Other family members were in the house. It is hard to imagine how he took the risk, but he did.
He was absolutely sure of my silence
I didn’t tell anyone what happened until 30 years later.
Now I am speaking.
#CSA
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Content: Suicide. CSA. Rape.
When my daughter turned 9, I tried to end my life.
It’s one of the decisions I’m least proud of and was the culmination of many years of silence, taking its toll on my mind.
9 was the year I was raped, by a close member of my family.
It wasn’t
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My name is Sophie.
I’m a survivor of intrafamilial child sexual abuse. I’m an activist and the founder of The Flying Child CIC.
I do not show my face on social media because like many survivors, the impact of CSA is long lasting.
I am still at risk from the perpetrator, and
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The shame and silence of
#csa
compound trauma, and many find themselves negotiating a new landscape: the mental health system. My story:
@BBCRadio4
The Last Taboo, is available now on BBC Sounds
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Child Sexual Abuse
#CSA
When my coping mechanisms were noticed by others, I found myself in the mental health system. A part of me felt relief - for surely now I would get the help I needed?
This didn’t happen.
I was labelled as mentally ill.
I was put in a mixed ward.
I
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It can take a lot of time to tell the whole story. I used to test the water at first..
‘I had a difficult childhood’
Then..
‘I was sexually abused.’
Only after much support to get past the fear was I able to say,
‘He raped me.’
It took over 40 yrs to find the words.
#CSA
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If you don’t know what to say when someone tells you they’re a survivor of child sexual abuse, say so. Don’t start avoiding them or change the way you interact.
I respect it when someone says ‘I haven’t the words’ or ‘I’m not sure what to say’ far more than when someone stops
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Why I didn’t disclose
#CSA
:
Because I didn’t have the words.
Because there was no opportunity or space to talk about it.
Because I feared the abuser.
Because adults turned away from signs of my emotional distress and failed to protect me from harm.
Because I was a child.
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I’m a survivor of childhood rape.
I stand by the victim, not the rapist.
#BoycottParis2024
#ParisOlympics2024
#Paris2024
#OpeningCeremony
#olympics
#IStandByTheVictim
#stevenvandevelde
#PaulaRadcliffe
@AndrewMarr9
#itsnotok
#CSA
@David_Challen
@jomo14729
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In 2009 I tried to take my own life because of child sex*ual abu*se. Most people saw ‘mental illness’ and only a few knew the real reason. One person, a good friend, listened to me when I disclosed CSA within the family. She said the ‘right things’ and promised she wouldn’t treat
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When I birthed my babies with no pain relief I was described by midwives, as ‘strong’ and ‘a pro’. I was told I was a ‘natural’.
The truth was, as a survivor of CSA I feared pain relief would make me feel less in control of the situation, and my body.
I didn’t tell them I was
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Child abuse survivor who saw grandfather jailed speaks out - as recorded cases hit new high
“Why should we be hidden? It is a crime, as simple as that,”
Thank you Poppy for sharing your story. ♥️🙏🏼
#CSA
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#CSA
survivors are often on the receiving end of opinion - you should forgive, move on, report etc.
We face judgment - too fragile/damaged/should have spoken out sooner/etc.
Rarely do people just listen.
Rarely do we receive genuine, heartfelt empathy.
Why?
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I was raped when I was 9 and on my way downstairs to eat breakfast. I was raped in a lay-by on my way to the shops. I was raped in a recording studio in the summer holidays. He wasn’t a stranger. He was someone I loved. I was a child. He was a member of my immediate family.
#CSA
I was raped while I was ill. I was raped when I’d just come out of hospital. I was raped while I cried. I was raped while I screamed. I was raped while I was unconscious. Don’t tell me that those crimes were any lesser just because he was my boyfriend.
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Some will find this post hard to read, but CSA is endemic in our society and we can’t shy away from these conversations because they make us feel uncomfortable.
At the age of 9 I was raped, by a family member after years of CSA. Age-appropriate sex education might have made a
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A friend of mine died recently. She was also a survivor of
#csa
and it is highly likely the abuser will be at the funeral.
I would be unable to remain silent and so will not be going. I prefer to remember her in my own way.
#InPlainSight
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She was 12. Speaking from the perspective of a child who was raped by a man, and as the mother of a precious daughter who was 12 not that long ago, the vulnerability is huge. Thank god these laws exist because children need to be protected.
@EJWoolf
- please think before you go
This is
@EJWoolf
straight up victim-blaming the 12-year-old girl who was raped by Dutch Olympian, Steven van de Velde, suggesting a CHILD lead on an adult rapist:
“I know 12-year-olds who are sassy and act like they’re 16-year-old girl’s.”
Err… van de Velde DID know her age
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Some people treated me differently when they found out I was a survivor of
#CSA
. Why? I’m the same person, just no longer silent or ashamed. The negative responses have been a driving force that keeps me speaking. It’s a stigma that needs to be challenged.
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Today I was criticised by a survivor for not replying immediately to her private message at 930pm on a Saturday night.
Whilst I’m happy to receive private messages, I would like to remind people that I am inundated at times. I have 5 social media platforms, run my own company,
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Feeling overwhelmed tonight by the enormity of what I’ve done.
The book is being distributed - earlier than I thought, and I’m unprepared.
I’m scared. I swing from ‘what have I done’ - to ‘maybe it will make a difference.’ Have I done the right thing?
I know that I risk
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“Let us remember: what hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor but the silence of the bystander.”
Elie Wiesel
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Grief was the most unexpected part of healing from the horror that is
#childsexualabuse
. I went through a violent, visceral and raw grieving process for the child I had been, for the childhood I’d lost, the family I didn’t have… for all of it. It floored me.
#CSA
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Today I was given the key to my new allotment.
I am a survivor of CSA and find it difficult to find true and authentic peace.
I have visited it twice already. My son helped me to clear a small part.
We are planning and plotting.
My day felt peaceful.
#surviving
#CSA
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Paula Radcliffe comparing cheating in sport or drug taking to an adult raping a child is shocking, as is
@AndrewMarr9
using this situation to state ‘we don’t look to [athletes] for moral high standards’.
Athletes in all sports are held in high regard. They are quite literally,
'If he's managed to turn his life around...then I actually wish him the best of luck.'
Olympian Paula Radcliffe says that a Dutch athlete who raped a 12-year-old girl should be allowed to compete in the Olympics, telling
@AndrewMarr9
, 'it's a tough thing to punish him twice'.
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“The barrister told the court his client "was not just of good character, but of exceptional character".”
Except he’s not though, is he? He’s admitted having “41 indecent images of children, including seven category A images, the most serious classification - two of which showed
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The role of complicit mothers is not spoken about enough. This article is shocking, and yet so depressingly familiar to many who suffer CSA within the family home.
#CSA
#AliceMunro
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#Triggers
are a familiar issue for survivors of
#CSA
. Sometimes I feel I’m on top of them but occasionally they well and truly floor me. It frustrates me when this happens especially when I’ve been doing so well, but it’s the nature of the beast.
#SurvivalIsNotADisorder
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#ChildSexualAbuse
takes & takes - the impact is huge and for some - unsurvivable. As an adult I nearly died but the cause of death would not have been recorded as CSA. It would have been suicide. Addiction. Mental illness. Disordered eating…
#TheFlyingChildStory
is dedicated to
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🧵⭐️⭐️ Delighted and grateful to announce we have been awarded
#NationalLottery
funding for 3 yrs to help us to widen our reach with
#TheFlyingChildProject
and to support adult survivors of
#CSA
through
#TheFlyingChild
peer support and creative groups. 1/
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Today I presented my first solo workshop to MH professionals - and can’t quite believe I’ve done it! This was a significant training event for me because of my own experiences in the system that compounded
#CSA
trauma. Thank you
@dropthedisorder
for giving me a platform. ♥️
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Survivors of
#CSA
often face blame.
We can be blamed for speaking out or blamed for not speaking out earlier.
We can be blamed for reporting and blamed for not reporting.
We can be blamed for bringing shame upon the family.
We can be blamed for how we survive.
We can be
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When I was most suicidal I would have chatted to you, made small talk, laughed, made arrangements to meet up, been an attentive mother, made an effort with my appearance. Survivors are good at masking distress. It’s 2nd nature. In private it was a different matter entirely.
#CSA
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Some of the worst responses to disclosure of CSA:
“It’s extraordinary” (a best friend who ghosted me shortly afterwards)
“I’m unfriending you because I didn’t know what you did for a job” (Facebook friend when she realised The Flying Child was me)
“I’m sorry to hear that but
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Sometimes I’m asked why I didn’t disclose
#CSA
earlier in my life.
My answer is that I did disclose non - verbally, but nobody was listening.
People turned away from signs of my distress because they didn’t understand, feared or ignored what I was trying to say.
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Thank you for my birthday messages. Look at my blossom cake! 🌸
Never in a million years would I have believed you if you’d told me I’d reach 47. 🤗
#TheFlyingChildStory
#CSA
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For years I was unable to say ‘I’m a survivor of
#CSA
’. With therapy I found a way to say the words but I struggled with feelings of shame. Today I reject stigma. I have the support of the survivor community, speak freely and am no longer ashamed. I refuse to be silenced again.
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Abuse of a child doesn’t end there.
#CSA
causes a ripple effect. Trauma affected my career, my relationships, my trust in others, my pregnancy, parenthood, my children, my partner, where I choose to live, my sleep, my mental health, my physical health… the list goes on and on.
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I’ve been asked why I don’t show my face on here & it’s because it would put me at risk. This is frustrating at times but is the way it has to be, for now. Abuse doesn’t necessarily end when the child grows up. It shifts into a different type of risk, and one I can’t take atm.
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What were the worst responses you received when you disclosed
#CSA
?
I received many… including being shunned completely by some - but this one sticks in my mind:
(Said with a concerned expression and hand resting on my arm)
“Well - that explains why you’re so messed up”
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As a CSA survivor parent I see risk everywhere. I always have and probably always will.
Today my 9 year old son leaves for a 4 day school trip. He’s excited, but my stomach is in knots.
The school is great and has an understanding of my trauma history. They’ve also received
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The sad truth is that many children lose ‘innocence’ long before adulthood.
If I had known more, perhaps I would have been able to tell someone about the child sexual abuse I experienced in the family home.
According to the recent
#IICSA
1 in 6 girls and 1 in 20 boys are
I do not want primary school children full stop to have sex education. Nor do I want children to be taught about changing gender. We need to protect their innocence and childhood.
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Child Sexual Abuse - Average Age of Disclosure:
“For those who do disclose, it takes them on average around 24 years to do so from the time of the abuse.”
(Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - F1 Barriers to Disclosure)
#ActOnIICSA
#16DaysActivism
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Children sense
#CSA
is a taboo subject. As a child I was asked if I was being sexually abused but I saw their discomfort. It was awful. I could see they didn’t want me to say yes, so I said no. They never asked me again. If we don’t talk about CSA, how can we expect children to?
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I’m uncomfortable with the word recovery because I’ll never fully recover from the harm of
#CSA
. I still have flashbacks, get triggered, have night terrors. I dip in and out of therapeutic support. The consequences are lifelong & support should be accessible for life.
#NotMyShame
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Thrilled to announce The Flying Child - A Cautionary Fairytale for Adults - will be published in 2024 by
@ZunTold
. Feels a bit surreal to see this in
@thebookseller
👇🏼
#CSA
#newbook
#TheFlyingChild
The Bookseller - Rights - ZunTold to publish ‘therapy memoir’ from Olson and Walsh- we are delighted to announce we’ll be publishing this remarkable tale in 2024
@TheFlyingChild
@Waterstones
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I am a survivor of CSA and held secrets for decades. These secrets took me to some dark places. How I coped, nearly killed me. They affected my mental health, career, relationships and decision making. Speaking them was the hardest thing.
Opening the box feels momentous because
Box Watch: Day 2
Definitely opening it tomorrow..
#procrastinating
#pandorasbox
#harderthanitlooks
#authorcopies
#newbook
#theflyingchildstory
#acautionarytale
#acautionaryfairytale
#CSA
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We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded generous grant funding to further develop The Flying Child CIC.
A huge and heartfelt thank you to
@indigotrust
for recognising our work so far, and our potential for the future.
We were surprised and honoured to have been
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When survivors express the consequences of trauma the response tends to be -try therapy/CBT/EMDR etc
Don’t do this.
Let us speak without trying to solve the ‘problem’
Let. Us. Speak.
We feel the way we do because we are victims of crime, not because we need treatment.
#CSA
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Thread about calling out an abuser:🧵
It is common for those who call out abuse to be on the receiving end of personal insult, anger and even ridicule.
Their mental health might be brought into question.
They might be accused of being a liar.
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One of the worst things you can do to a survivor who discloses Child Sexual Abuse is to treat them differently next time you meet.
Please don’t do that. You may find it hard to comprehend - they do too.
Telling you might not have been easy. One of their fears might have been -
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@mike_salter
I watched my abuser torture and kill family pets. It sent a clear message. I knew exactly what he was capable of. It’s still something I find hard to discuss so I’m glad to see an article like this.
#CSA
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I showed strong indicators of
#ChildSexualAbuse
and
#trauma
as a child.
It’s not that these signs weren’t seen by adults around me but as is the case with many survivors of
#CSA
, my signs were dismissed, ignored or misinterpreted as reflective of another issue.
People were
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“I had my suspicions”
This was one thing said to me when I disclosed. It will never leave me as I can’t get over an adult having thoughts like these, doing nothing about it and leaving me in the hands of an abuser.
Bystanders and enablers are a huge part of the problem.
#CSA
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I was told I should stop talking about my
#CSA
because ‘he would love to know he still had that power over you. You should move on’
On the contrary. When I speak/write about what happened to me, I do so on my own terms, because I’m no longer ashamed and because I choose to.
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Many survivors of
#CSA
will feel pushed to their limits at Christmas because of the expectation to play happy families. It can be a challenging time for those who have cut ties and for those who haven’t.
Sending much love and solidarity to the survivor community 💗
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As an abused child I was terrified by authority because of what it represented. I would physically shake when in the presence of a headteacher. Next week I’m talking about
#TheFlyingChildProject
to room full of headteachers (and joining them for lunch). Strange how life turns out
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The ones who heard my story and never spoke to me again are the ones you might least expect: an ex-nurse, an ex-teacher. One was considering adoption. Society itself needs to be trauma-informed. These responses aren’t ok. They shame survivors and perpetuate silence
#CSA
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If a family member discloses non recent
#CSA
your immediate response might be to say “why didn’t you say something before?”
Don’t say this.
It is victim-blaming, shaming and irrelevant.
Instead, have a think about why they felt silenced and how you can best support them now.
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Despite thinking I’d never say anything, for the shame.
Despite people turning away from signs of my distress, over and over again.
Despite being told to leave university and that I would never achieve anything in my life.
Despite suicide attempts spanning 25 yrs in total.
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When I was a child I was sexually abused by an immediate member of my family, often whilst the other members of the family were in the house.
I never told anyone.
It’s hard to imagine how a child can experience repeated acts of abuse and hide it from those around them but that
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Today we’re working with social workers in Powys and they will hear first-hand about
#CSA
and its impact. When this photo was taken I had decided to end my life. The next day I tentatively reached out for help and I was allocated one of the few beds in the country that would take
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I hear myself being described (quite a lot), as ‘resilient’ at the moment and it makes me really uncomfortable. We survive or we don’t and it has nothing to do with strength. Re-posting this old blog as my feelings haven’t changed since I wrote it.
#CSA
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Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, 5-11th of Feb-24.
#ItsNotOk
that I was sexually abused in my family home by someone I loved, who should have kept me safe.
#ItsNotOk
that I was raped.
#ItsNotOk
my teacher saw signs and turned away.
#ItsNotOk
I was not
142 pages have flown by… my dear friend, Sophie
@TheFlyingChild
there is space for us. It was never ok..
#ItsNotOk
#SupportSurvivors
#CSA
#BooksWorthReading
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The psychiatric system was unable to support me with trauma and I fear ending up there again as I know my trauma responses are at risk of being misunderstood. What is the alternative for survivors who need to rest, rage, grieve, process the impacts of trauma? Where is the space?
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Did anyone else feel invisible as a child? I would look at the adults around me and wonder why they could not see what was going on, and my turmoil. As I got older I realised it wasn’t that they didn’t see signs of
#CSA
- it’s that they failed to respond.
#TheFlyingChildStory
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Today I’ve had the courage to look inside the book.
I still find it hard to believe it’s here.
There are currently an estimated 11 Million adult survivors of child sexual abuse in the U.K.
I decided to document my experiences as I want ‘The World’ to bear witness.
Children
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Many CSA Survivors find it hard to express what happened to them because of the responses from others. Too often people turn away. We need to celebrate the wonderful allies who don’t do that, because they set such a great example to everyone else. This Zebra picture has been
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There will be a collective sigh of relief in the survivor community today. The ones who testified showed great strength & courage, but let’s also remember the majority who do not receive justice - for so many different reasons. Not being courageous enough is not one of them.
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How do you compensate a lost childhood? What about the impact on education? Or the loss of opportunity or the money spent trying to survive? I spent yrs imagining my ‘real’ life - the life I might have had - had I not been the victim of
#CSA
.
How do you quantify the loss?
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My name is Sophie. I was sexually abused within the family home, and despite showing concerning indicators of abuse as a child, I was not protected by adults who had the opportunity to make a difference.
My story is not unique, or unusual. Neither was it ‘reflective of the
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Today I went back to the house I was sexually abused in as a child. Making the decision not to go feels impossible for many reasons, at least for now. In the meantime I’m grateful to my survivor family for their support - and for not judging my decision to not walk away.
#CSA
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Are you sure?
You need to move on.
We would have known.
What exactly did he do?
I never trusted him.
You were fine before you spoke to your therapist.
At least you have your children.
Focus on the good things.
Don’t dwell on the past.
(Things said to me when I disclosed
#CSA
)
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Disappointed to see larger charities asking for lived experience involvement (1.5 hrs of time developing a workshop) but for this to be unpaid. Haven’t we moved past this level of exploitation yet? Some of us do this for a job. I wonder if they work for free? Probably not.
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As an expert by experience I sometimes feel the need to prove my work is professional and competent enough to deserve a seat at the table.
During one training on teams a message popped up in the side bar. It said:
“Don’t you worry that this is going to retraumatise them?”
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‘Hurt people hurt people’ is a soul destroying phrase to say to a survivor of
#csa
. When I was told my abuser abused me because he was abused as a child, my heart dropped. I was a mother. It was bad enough being seen as ‘victim’ let alone ‘potential abuser’ as well.
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I am a survivor of intrafamilial child sexual abuse. The ‘help’ I received from the mental health system, when I reached out as a CSA survivor, was retraumatising. It was medicalised, unnecessarily.
I believe that most practitioners, of course don’t wish to cause further harm.
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Some days I feel relatively at peace with myself and my life. Some days I’m absolutely tortured by the thought of the man who sexually abused me as a child, breathing the same air and living in the same world as me.
It’s not always understood how complex life after
#CSA
can be.
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When the abuser dies, the feelings can be complex. The memories don’t die and the legacy continues. My thoughts are with those directly impacted by this news.
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The stigma of
#CSA
is alive and kicking in Surrey. Leafleting cafes today and one has an event space for local groups: mental health, neurodiverse, parenting, poetry, book clubs etc.
We were told
#CSA
is ‘too heavy’ a subject for them to host us.
#stigma
#SocietysShameNotMine
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Are you a CSA survivor who finds accessing healthcare challenging? I’ve had a challenging time recently after falling down the stairs, and reflecting on why it is so hard for some of us to access care, even when seriously unwell or injured.
One of my biggest barriers is not
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When I asked an old teacher of mine if he could recall anything about me that might have indicated I was being abused, he described me as ‘troubled, nervous and cowering’.
He went on to say: “But what could I have done…?”
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Disqualify Convicted Child Rapist Steven Van De Velde from the Olympics
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Rape. Not sex.
UK DJ Tim Westwood accused of sex with a 14-year-old as new abuse claims are made against him, BBC and Guardian investigation reveals
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Intra-familial CSA:
“Child sexual abuse in the family often starts at a younger age than extra-familial abuse and may go on for many years. Abuse by a family member, particularly a parent or carer, may be especially traumatic because of the betrayal, stigma and secrecy it
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The legacy for all sexually abused children is lifelong and many don’t survive. I have moments of guilt because I did survive. I do know it has nothing to do with strength. The ones I knew who died were not weak. They were failed by systems in place to protect.
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This review... Thank you 🙏🏼
“I am a practitioner working in the area of Child sexual abuse. This book has had a profound impact upon my understanding of a child’s experience of child sexual abuse through the use of a fairy tale. It has given me so much insight into why children
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When something feels off, it most likely is. It’s taken me 45 years to recognise this. I often ignored my inner voice and always doubted myself and my own judgement. Decision making is still challenging, but it’s easier than it was. Any
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survivors relate?
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#ItsNotOk
that some children who speak out about being sexually abused in the family are not believed or supported by those who should love and protect.
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