Survivors of the Lion's Den: Abused Child to Destructive Adult

I will be talking about Child Sexual Abuse. Sexual abuse of a child and/or incest. Incest is sexual contact between persons who are so closely related that their marriage is illegal (e.g., parents and children, uncles/aunts and nieces/nephews, etc.). This usually takes the form of an older family member sexually abusing a child or adolescent. All forms of child sexual abuse can have negative long-term effects for the survivor. Incest is especially damaging because it disrupts the child’s primary support system, the family.