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Your childhood past is like your mentally life-long baby blanket; you can go to it, hold it in time of need, and think back on all the times it never failed you. When people are stressed, exhausted by the hustle-and-bustle of their lives, or depressed, they can get the boost they need by looking back on the "good old times" with a wistful sigh. But if you are like many people, you cannot face your childhood with a grin and happy heart. This is because the lump in your throat and tears in your eyes, even if inward, show that you suffered abuse as a child.

Whether it be physical, sexual, or verbal abuse, far too many children in contemporary times do not feel safe in this world. This is because their mental baby blanket is soiled with the lint of years of fear and neglect, and the confusion of why someone could not help them in their time of need. Their days are forever shrouded with at least a inkling of trepidation, that it could all happen again and WILL spiral back into what it used to be.

If you know someone, adult or child, who has either come forward openly or even expressed without words that he/she was an abuse victim as a child, certainly encourage him/her to seek professional counseling. You should at least bring it up once about who the alleged attacker is; it could very well protect others from being victims. If the attacker is still living and could pose serious harm to others (if he/she is still exposed to the public world) gently encourage the victim to report to the police promptly. If the victim regrets to disclose the information, you may still file a report together. A police officer's job very well goes into the art of questioning, so they will probably be able to get something out of the victim. Be sure to not over-question the victim personally, because it was an insurmountable step for him/her to come forward to you in this way. Their trust rests upon your shoulders, and you must lend a needful ear if the time comes.

If you were or are a victim of abuse, TELL SOMEONE NOW. What happened or is happening is not your fault, and the future of your life depends on this. File a police report, look the officer in the eye, and tell him who did this to you so that way it can never happen again. Also seek the professional help of a therapist; he/she can help you get over the sever trauma of this terrible piece of your life. This is over the day you say it is, and you can walk out into the world with yesterday forgotten.

Remember, there are people out there that SPECIALIZE in helping people in these situations. They want desperately to take your hand, but you have to be the first by reaching out. Take off your blanket and walk into the sun; the past is behind you, now.

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