CW: This episode contains graphic descriptions of childhood sexual abuse, pedophilia, incest, and suicide.

Childhood sexual abuse by a family member is unfortunately more common than many people realize. Approximately one in four girls and one in six boys experience some form of sexual abuse before age 18, often perpetrated by a family member. This abuse can lead to severe physical, emotional, and mental consequences, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, low selfesteem, and difficulty forming healthy relationships. It's crucial to recognize the signs of abuse, provide support and resources for children, and work towards preventing and addressing childhood sexual abuse within families.

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00:00 Content Warning
00:08 Context (CSA mentioned)
01:48 Dissociative Identity Disorder
04:30 Misdiagnosis & explaining DID
07:26 School & moving out of NY
10:50 Explaining sex offender registry
14:10 Mother's denial
15:30 Memory holder alter
16:40 Abuse skyrockets
18:00 Sister experiences abuse too, relationship dynamics
22:38 Habits born out of the abuse
26:05 Codependent friendship with another victim
29:55 Abused Sammy & her friend at the same time
32:25 Friend tells her parents
33:15 Abuser threatens to unalive himself
35:20 Skipping school, mother is a witness to abuse
37:10 Formal accusation
38:00 Sexual abuse laws in South Carolina
39:45 Telling DSS about the abuse
41:45 Abuser tells her to take it back
44:15 Abuser unalives himself
50:40 Didn’t see the body
51:50 Abuser took photos of her
53:30 Mother tells abusers parents about his death
55:45 Had to take care of her family
56:50 Physical abuse
1:00:00 Got bullied
1:02:00 Attempted unaliving herself
01:04:00 More alters develop
01:05:45 Moving forward, leaving home
01:08:00 No contact with mother
01:11:00 Life today, importance of getting help