I was 11 years old when sexual abuse actually occurred, but for a long time I felt funny around my step father. From the day after experiencing sexual trauma for the first time, I turned to drugs to cope with my feelings and memories. It wasn’t until I was 23 that I went for sexual abuse treatment and drug abuse treatment. By this time I had become dependant on drugs and needed drug abuse treatment and the depression and rage I continually felt led me to sexual abuse treatment.

As soon as I detoxed from my opiate addiction, the feelings from the sexual trama skyrocketed, to the point I needed medication just to cope. While drug abuse treatment was a challenge, the treatment for sexual abuse was really scary, as a matter of fact, I was terrified. But to day I am drug free and those memories are where they belong, in the past.

If you suffer from sexual abuse, get help now. Sexual abuse treatment saved my life. I urge you not to wait any longer.