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Is telling really worth all the trouble? Now you know that if you tell an adult that you have been sexually abused, a lot of things can happen afterwards. You know that you’ll be interviewed by social services and the police, and you’ll probably see a doctor and a sexual abuse counsellor. You know that telling may upset some of the people in your family. You also know that if the abuser is charged, you may have to go to court to testify, and that could take a long time. Most children who have told about being sexually abused say it’s worth it. It’s worth it because they have freed themselves from a guilty secret. Most adults who are getting counselling today for sexual abuse that happened when they were children say : "I only wish I could have told someone when I was a child." But the choice is yours. No one else can decide for you, but a lot of people can help you after you’ve decided to tell.
