What I have heard over and over again in Therapy is that my not telling anyone that I was groomed and abused between 10-12 by a professional pedophile (family acquaintance) is not my fault. The problem is, I may be able to understand that from an academic perspective the voice in the pit of my stomach knows that had I ssaid anything it would have ended and I would have been saved but I said nothing.
I am suffering from deep seated blame for not protecting myself and the result is my life has not been what it should have been and I am swimming in a sea of self doubt and shame for my inaction.
How does one forgive themselves for an action, or better put "inaction" 50 years ago that I failed to take to prtect myself?
I am suffering from deep seated blame for not protecting myself and the result is my life has not been what it should have been and I am swimming in a sea of self doubt and shame for my inaction.
How does one forgive themselves for an action, or better put "inaction" 50 years ago that I failed to take to prtect myself?
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