I agree with Perna's perspective, would add that the research on CSA includes the inappropriate "sexualization" of children-- examples are things that sort of permeate the child's awareness with sexuality. This might be something as simple as making comments about a child's developing (or not) body, nudity that is not casual, but is sexualized, exposing children to inappropriate movies, TV, books, or parents' sex lives, etc.
What the research shows is that children, especially girls and especially with fathers, can show effects similar to CSA where there is touching involved.
I used to have many issues related to my sexuality.
Sexuality was for me the last frontier of healing, I avoided it until pretty much I had dealt with (for the time) everyone else that had affected me. Deliberately engaging in healing my sexuality was one of the best things I've done, for myself and for my marriage.
Give therapy a try, if you're not already there.
Best, Anne
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