DEAR DEIDRE: MY uncle started sexually abusing me when I was eight years old.
The rapes and beatings carried on until I was 12.
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I told my mum but she refused to believe me – as it was her brother – so I didn’t try telling anyone again.
Instead, I began self-harming to dull the pain and, when I was 19, tried to kill myself.
I didn’t succeed with this because something inside told me to stop and call for help.
I’m now 29 and my life is still so hard.
I’m on anti-depressants and the abuse has left long-term physical damage – I’ve been told I’ll probably never have kids.
My uncle is now living the life of Riley in Australia, while my future has been destroyed.
I feel like I’ve been punished instead of him, and I spend every day hoping he gets his karma.
DEIDRE SAYS: You’ve been through a terrible ordeal, but it’s not too late to now get help to cope with what happened to you.
My support pack, Abused As A Child, will explain more. NAPAC is an organisation that supports adults who have been abused in childhood, and you can also discuss whether you want to pursue this with the police.
See napac.org.uk or call them free on 0808 801 0331.
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