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Old Apr 10, 2005, 09:13 PM
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IThat's the shameful part. I became aroused. My t says it's perfectly normal to feel that way when you are being touched. I don't think so because I am so ashamed of it.

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<font color="red">It's not your fault. You had no control over your abuser. You had no control over your natural body reactions to the stimulation. It's not your fault. You did nothing wrong.</font>

Sometimes it helps me to think about "what if" some other child, who is the same age as I was during my abuse, discloses to me an aspect of sexual assault similar to what I have experienced, then think of my response to that child. Whatever I respond to the child, is how I should respond back to myself. Most likely, I would tell that child, "It's not your fault, you did nothing wrong." That helps reinforce to myself the reality of the situation, that I was a helpless child during my abuse.

[b] <font color="red">It's not your fault. You had no control over your abuser. You had no control over your natural body reactions to the stimulation. It's not your fault. You did nothing wrong.</font>