Child sexual abuse (CSA), is a highly stigmatizing experience that leaves the child and adult with a perception of being deeply flawed and damaged as a human being. The story contains links to several childhood sex abuse studies.

Shame and guilt: maladaptive strategies in victims of sexual abuse

Child sexual abuse (CSA), is a highly stigmatising experience ( Kennedy & Prock, 2018) that leaves the child and adult with a perception of being deeply flawed and damaged as a human being ( Alaggia et al., 2017; Böhm, 2017; Dorahy & Clearwater, 2012).