Question
I am a sister/daughter/mother in my 50s who disclosed familial sexual abuse following the death of my brother over a decade ago. I have been estranged since then from my remaining family – parents and siblings.
My father died some years later and I made a speech at his funeral calling out the secrecy and shame of the abuse I endured as a child. My mother or siblings never acknowledged the abuse I suffered.
To the outside world, I appeared successful: I studied a professional course, married and had a family, but have struggled since my 20s with serious depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
I disclosed the abuse to the guards who were very supportive and the case was sent to the DPP.
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