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Can you be sexually abused throughout childhood and become a normal adult?
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15 years experience
Certainly: Victims of childhood sexual abuse can most certainly work through the effects of their traumas and live a fulfilling life as an adult. It might take the help and support of a trusted psychologist to work through everything but that is well worth it. Take care, .
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