Article June 21, 2004 Issue

LIFE WITHOUT SCARS

The Christian Science Monitor

Many people believe that the scars they've received in life will be with them forever. People can often tell about how they received a physical or an emotional scar, and although the memories may cause them pain, they will continue to tell what happened.

Individuals who suffer abuse as children, however, often hide the story of their abuse from others. Hiding and living with their pain and memories everyday is the norm.

On a local talk show a man in his 30s said he found it very painful to talk about how he'd been sexually abused as a child. He spent a great deal of his interview talking about how he was scarred for life.

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