Survivor Experiences
Reading about the experiences of other survivors can be moving and inspiring. We've collected a small selection for you from survivors in Scotland. If you find these texts useful, perhaps you will feel able to talk about your own experiences one day? All our survivor's names have been changed to preserve their anonymity.
Ellie's Experience
My name is Ellie, and I'm 17. I was abused by my uncle when I was about 6 years old...
Steve's Experience
I have never blamed anyone for anything that has happened to me because in order to blame someone there first of all has to be an explanation and a reason...
Terry's Experience
When I walked through the doors of the survivor agency five years ago, I only had one dream, to be like everyone else. To be normal...
Rachel's Experience
I was abused from a very early age. When I got older I couldn't trust anyone and I often wondered if it was something I had done to cause it. I tried to tell myself that what had happened wasn't that bad...
Jan's Experience
I went for help because I didn't want to feel that way any longer. I was the bubbly, lively, fun-loving person, but inside it was a different matter...
