FEELINGS Children who have been sexually abused feel many different (and often overwhelming) emotions, including:   Fear of the abuser of causing trouble of losing adults important to them of being taken away from home of being "different"    Anger at the abuser at other adults around them who did not protect them at themselves (feeling as if they caused trouble)    Isolation because "something is wrong with me" because they feel alone in their experience because they have trouble talking about the abuse    Sadness about having something taken from them about losing a part of themselves about growing up too fast about being betrayed by someone they trusted    Guilt for not being able to stop the abuse for believing they "consented" to the abuse for "telling"--if they told for keeping the secret--if they did not tell    Shame about being involved in the experience about their bodies' response to the abuse    Confusion because they may still love the abuser because their feelings change all the time   Copyright © 2002-2008 SkysVision.com • All Rights Reserved