Life and Survival as a Destitute: My Own True StoryMy book is about my life from childhood to now. It looks at the difficulties and traumatic experiences i went through in my childhood - sexual and physical abuse,and not being protected by those who were supposed to look after me and love me. I try to give comfort to those who may have been in a similar situation to mine.I'm writing this book, telling the whole world of my suffering and pain i experienced as a child - sexual abuse, physical abuse, pain that i have locked up inside for years. Revisiting my past whilst writing this book has been extremely painful and has filled me with tears in some chapters. It has always been my desire to tell my story so that people know that despite all the pain i experienced and although i may still be damaged psychologically, i managed to overcome this and have a balanced life. As a child, i had no one to tell about my suffering. I was that child that no one wanted to know or to speak to.There may be people out there who are suffering in silence like i did and may be scared to talk to someone. I hope that this book will inspire and counsel them and encourage them to do something about it. I hope that my book will help those affected to move on with their lives like i did. |
Contents
1 | |
Chapter Two | 9 |
Chapter Three | 18 |
Chapter Four | 24 |
Chapter Five | 29 |
Chapter Six | 37 |
Chapter Seven | 46 |
Chapter Eight | 50 |
Chapter Sixteen | 95 |
Chapter Seventeen | 104 |
Chapter Eighteen | 109 |
Chapter Nineteen | 115 |
Chapter Twenty | 127 |
Chapter TwentyOne | 135 |
Chapter TwentyTwo | 143 |
Chapter TwentyThree | 149 |
Chapter Nine | 54 |
Chapter Ten | 59 |
Chapter Eleven | 64 |
Chapter Twelve | 73 |
Chapter Thirteen | 79 |
Chapter Fourteen | 81 |
Chapter Fifteen | 84 |
Chapter TwentyFour | 155 |
Chapter TwentyFive | 164 |
Chapter TwentySix | 174 |
Chapter TwentySeven | 178 |
Chapter TwentyEight | 187 |
Chapter TwentyNine | 191 |
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