“Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.” ― Dave Pelzer, A Child Called "It" ….Please close your eyes for a few minutes and imagine yourself in a dark room, no light, no sound, no other person, no communication. You start feeling suffocated, helpless, trapped, freezed and ISOLATED. You live in fear as if you are going to be in the same room forever…. That is what child abuse feels like.. A sexually abused child carries such a secret for years. It is often ignored and unreported but its effect is long-lasting and corrosive deeply impacting the emotional and psychological makeup of the child, family, and finally the society. If not handled well in time the child sexual abuse could even result into depression, addiction, relationship difficulties, isolation and suicide in the growing up years. A child abuse survivor tells her story.. I was 8 years old studying in class 3. Though I had a normal childhood but certain th...