“Like Jocelyn, Survivors often think: * That’s just the way I am * I’m not lovable, that’s why I keep having disastrous relationships * I’m not very clever, that’s why I didn’t do well at school * I’m a loner * I’m a weak person * I’m not very nice * I was a difficult child Many survivors find it difficult to accept that being sexually abused as a child can continue to affect them many years later. It may seem too fantastic, or too frightening an idea to believe. David Finkelhor, an American researcher, has tried to explain how sexual abuse affects a child and leads to long-term problems. He suggests four ways in which childhood sexual abuse causes problems: 1 Traumatic Sexualization 2 Stigmatization 3 Betrayal 4 Powerlessness” AbuseSurvivorChild AbuseChild Sexual AbuseSexual AssaultChildhood AbuseChild RapePedophileDavid Finkelhor Book:Breaking Free: A Self-Help Guide for Adults Who Were Sexually Abused As Children Source: Breaking Free: A Self-Help Guide for Adults Who Were Sexually Abused As Children