You were sexually abused over a long period of time by a team doctor while in training.

[rickyhall]

2. I totally get the attention sexual abuse gets. Nor could imagine the horrors.

But rarely is anything said about the physical and psychological abuse of children. Some of my earliest memories are my father beating my ass with a belt, sometimes with my pants down, bare assed. When I turned 12 he started with fists. He broke my nose three times. I went to school with bandages on my face only to hear "I'm sorry" from my teachers. No matter how hard I tried I could do nothing right. All my friends were "hudlems". It took me decades to get enough self esteem to do things without endless procrastination or help from other to meet people and get things done. I still have trouble with my sudden explosive anger. I haven't seen him since Mom died in '99. Last year the old man died. I could care less. He was a monster to me.

Like I say, I do not want to appear to denigrate those who have been sexually abused, but other kinds childhood abuse can be damaging, too.