Create the Life That You Want-Don't Box Me In: Edna J White

Survivors of childhood sexual abuse experience a wide range of devastating and intense feelings. These may include feelings of fear, guilt, and shame. Each individual’s experiences and reactions are distinctive. Adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse often embrace survival strategies to protector against feelings of panic and powerlessness that they may have felt as a child. These past feelings can still have influence over the life and present behavior of an adult survivor. These present feelings have to be dealt with in the "now" to secure an abundant life in the future.