The Hardest Truth Of Childhood Trauma

It’s Not Your Fault, But It Is Your Responsibility To Get BetterImage Credit: George Hodan

As a young child I was sexually assaulted. My memories of the event are not perfect, but I know for certain that something very bad happened.

It was in my father’s house. He was an addict and a dealer, and as such we had a regular procession of addicts popping by to score. It was my job to entertain them whilst my father ‘got the stuff’.

Most were merely scary in their volatility and cravings, yet som...