self esteem

Did you know in countries around the world up to 36% of girls and 29% of boys have suffered abuse inner child (The 57th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights 2001)? This works out to about 1 in 3 children affected by a wounded inner child. Fortunately, I never suffered sexual abuse as a boy. I, however, experienced as a result of emotional abuse some of the same feelings and beliefs which plague sexually abused children. Unfortunately, I lived with a person with alcohol use disorder for 18 years. I picked up his deep anger and sadness. Most of my life believed it belonged to me. Like some sexually abused children I felt shy, socially awkward, and believed I stood on the lowest rung of the self-esteem ladder.