About girls and women not telling after they're attacked

[Doreen]

31. I have experienced sexual abuse all of my life.

Psychologists came to the conclusion that I had been getting sexually abused not to long after I was born. Thankfully, I do not remember the first 3 and a half years. I think in some way I was programed for my future abuse. Even though I felt something was wrong I still felt responsible for my abuse later in life. Even though my mother caught my father molesting me and immediately turned him in and assured me it was not my fault and put me into therapy I still did not turn in the 3 men who tried to rape me. I felt that having been through therapy I should have known better than to get myself into those situations despite the fact that I knew it was not my fault. Society does such an outstanding job of placing the responsibility on the female ( despite the age ) for any sexual abuse they may receive. Men and boys are told by society that they are weak and not real men or will ever become real men when abuse happens to them and that is equally as disgusting as what they do to women.