Is this really child sexual abuse if the abuser also was a child?
Tw child sexual abuse ? Kinda graphic
I was really young like 8? and my friend (?) (I actually always saw them as my cousin :]) was a bit older.
It always happened at night when no one was awake and they told me that it's just a game and it's normal.
It continued for years maybe till I was 11 and a lot because my mother didn't have time for me. (I kinda knew that it was wrong but I was ashamed) They were really aggressive and I was scared to say no but they were also a child and I didn't really tell them to stop very often so I don't know if it's sexual abuse.
It wasn't really their fault right? They were also just a child :( but I still struggle a lot >< and I sometimes hate them a lot but I don't know how to feel even after years.
Yes it is abuse, mine was my step brother I was 8 but he was a freshman in high school so he definitely knew better. At any age it is abuse , you should not feel ashamed it was not your fault. Maybe they were abused as well or maybe they are sick either way you were a child and it left its mark. Someday I hope you can find peace with what happened and be able to leave the guilt behind. My trama happened nearly 40 years ago I have learned to let go alittle at a time. Hugs
I also went through child-on-child sexual abuse for most of my childhood. My therapist explained that it was still abuse even though we were the same age, because there was an imbalance of power. I don't blame my abuser because they must have gone through trauma themselves to believe that it was ok to do that. But I also try to be kind to myself, because what happened was serious and was allowed to cause me pain, because it was abuse.
I hope this helps in some way.
