All at once, she was confronted with the full understanding of it. And if she admitted it to herself, she could only be left with the grotesque truth. She didn’t want to let go of the pain. She didn’t want it to be lessened. She wanted to carry it. And whatever path she took from this point forward would serve to take it away. Dorothy Gravelle
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The quote below is from the book, "The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah. It captures the horrible reality that many people who have been sexually abused as children can’t let go of the pain that has been inflicted upon them. They don’t want to let go of the pain and carry it with them as they move forward in life. They want to be able to carry it with them and constantly relive the abuse and not be able to move on.

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