It takes male survivors on average about three decades to come forward. https://t.co/GeevrlML7i — National Sexual Violence Resource Center (@NSVRC) January 17, 2020

Children often do not talk about sexual abuse because they think it is their fault or they have been convinced by their abuser that it is normal or a “special secret”. Children may also be bribed or threatened by their abuser, or told they will not be believed. A child who is being sexually abused…

http://bit.ly/38lqJP7 My journey of experiencing a relationship that was severely affected by trauma, had commenced long before I was even aware of what my partner had actually suffered. lt would be a number of years and much more heartbreak before a series of events uncovered my partner’s well guarded secret. In many ways I was…

http://bit.ly/30AsKV9 The impacts of child sexual abuse can be complex and severe. While it is not always the case, it is common that a man who has experienced child sexual abuse will experience a range of negative effects many years after the abuse. However in our experience with men who have been sexually abused in…

http://bit.ly/30AsKV9 Self-blame: It is very common for men who experienced child sexual abuse to blame themselves for the abuse, or to believe that it happened because there was something wrong with them. These beliefs are encouraged by perpetrators and sometimes by society. However, self-blame can also have a psychological benefit. Sometimes it can be easier…

http://bit.ly/30zMUhP Hope is the belief that circumstances will get better. It’s not a wish for things to get better — it’s the actual belief, the knowledge that things will get better, no matter how big or small. It’s the belief that at age 55, after a disaster where you’ve lost your home, car and possessions…