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I am too scared or embarrassed to tell anyone
This may be the hardest thing you will ever have to do! Anyone in your position would be scared and embarrassed too! You probably are worried about what will happen when you tell. And you might be embarrassed to admit that someone did hurt and abused you. Fear and embarrassment are two of the tools your abuser is using against you. They may have threatened you, telling you what they would do if you told. Or, they may have told you that you will be embarrassed when you tell someone what another boy or girl, or a man or woman, did to you, and what you did to them. These are tricks to keep you quiet and to keep their bad secret. |