Violated Victim Validated Victor: (Breaking My Hush and Years of Silence) the Untold Story I Was Always Afraid to Tell

This is a true story about my life as a victim of childhood sexual abuse that crippled my confidence and self-esteem as a young girl. I suffered silently not able to reveal the secrets, lies or criminal acts of sexual abuse since I was a young five-year-old girl, and the inner fear that held me hostage to my abuser. This affected me as an adult. As I got older, I began to speak up and speak out, building a platform for other violated victims to join me as allies; my mission and my message was very clear. Every victim needs help, therapy, and healing, and I was not exempt. I became an overcomer and an advocate for victims of juvenile sexual abuse and telling my story will help others to come out of the shadows of sexual abuse that causes many victims to remain silent. Speaking up and speaking out against it is the start of confronting our fears. It also gives us the confidence and ability to become survivors and victorious overcomers.

We all have a story, but the story you need to write is the one you have always been afraid to tell. This is the story that I was afraid to tell. As you read my account, I hope that you will see the power of God's love that has given me the strength to overcome the hurt and pain that I lived with for over four decades of my life. Now I am releasing my truth and my story that may resonate with the wounded victims who may never tell. Being an advocate to those who are afraid to break their silence about the sexual abuse, rape, molestation, or incest that caused them great pain sanctions me to serve my fellow men and women who has fallen prey to past childhood trauma.

'If some of us will help one of us, one of us can help all of us' -- Linda M. Johnson