Does anyone have any advice for healing?
Between the ages of 5-10 I was sexually, emotionally, and physically abused and sexually assaulted by an older neighborhood boy. It's something I still feel very stupid for and ashamed of. I feel really guilty, especially because I know that he's hurt others as well and I feel really horrible for not being able to prevent it. I know that it's not my fault but I still can't help but feel that way. Recently I've moved out which is a very big step for my healing journey because I still lived next to him. I'm starting therapy as well in a few weeks which I'm very excited for so yay! I'm working on healing and forgiving myself for what happened, but I don't know where to start. It's something that I still don't wanna accept happened. I've run away from it and tried to forget about it my whole life and I'm not sure how to confront it. Does anyone have any advice?