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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
‘If I were to come across him, I would ask whether he knows what I’m going through,” said a woman in her 30s. How hard is it to carry a sense of helplessness for years? How difficult is it to build a new relationship after your trust has been broken? Can the attacker understand such feelings? I know the victim would rather not ask these questions than let her struggle out. The victim of sexual abuse shared her experience with me a few years ago. She did not take legal action because she felt ashamed and powerless. She agreed that punishment should be meted out, but doubted whether it would mak…