Child Abuse Story of Healing and Recovery From Kat

by Kat
(Indiana, USA)

I was sexually abused by my step-father from the age of 7(?). Though scarred for life, I have come to find that at some point you have to stand up and decide you cannot be the person who lives under this dark shadow.

In 2004, I was nearly killed by a girlfriend who had a similar history that I had. It was then that I decided I would no longer live under the shadow she liked to blame everything in her life on. Yes, I had a sordid history, but I WOULD pick up and move on!

Until recently I have worked the same job for 12 years. I do not know where I will go from here, but I will make a go of it. I will not blame my past for my future failings....

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