Sexual Abuse
40 Years to Say it Out Loud
Delayed disclosure is common after childhood sexual abuse because fear, shame, threats, and confusion can become a prison.
Diana L. Gourley
May 15, 2026
Delayed disclosure is common after childhood sexual abuse because fear, shame, threats, and confusion can become a prison.
Sexual abuse kept happening to me because it’s incredibly hard to notice the signs.
Believers in Jesus know exactly what to do when we’ve been hurt by our own (sinful) actions— thanks to the practice of repentance. But when we are hurt by someone else’s actions, the pathway forward is far less clear.