A place on the tree

Being sexually abused as a child

A child is sexually abused by someone older, experiencing sexual contact or acts they cannot consent to or stop. The experience may continue to affect memory, safety, and the body long after it ends.

3 people have stood here

Does this feel close to something you’ve lived? Tell your own part. What you tell becomes your Ember, and it stays yours.

Nearby on the tree

Being haunted by painful memories from childhood1
Having unwanted sexual thoughts that feel shameful2
Having few memories from early childhood1
Still wanting to return to an abusive relationship3
Living without ever having had sex1
Staying in an abusive relationship because it is home1

Only the place shows here. What people told stays theirs.