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Nothing is as lonely as guarding our secrets. Nothing separates me more from other human beings than hiding part of myself.

Nothing in me is defective and I'm still healing.

The recent focus on sexual assault in the military has revealed that a significant number of men, as well as women, are among those sexually assaulted while serving.

At the beginning, it seems like an impossibly long journey. But as so many men have learned, the goal is reachable and the journey is well worth making.

I learned long ago that repeating myths in an attempt to dispel them actually has the opposite effect. So here they are—just the facts about male sexual abuse.

If the audience for Super Bowl XLIX is anything like 2014, among those watching the "big game" could be as many as nine and a half million men who had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences in childhood.

This year, please join us in resolving to help the millions of men around the world who had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences in childhood to live healthier, happier lives.

Nothing in me is defective and I'm still healing.

I have now made the choice to do my best to repair and rebuild myself into a whole and healthy person.

Both women and men can be triggered by current events to re-experience the well-known “fight, flight, or freeze” responses left over from childhood trauma. Years of trauma research has shown us that establishing safety and emotional connection are important components in healing from childhood abuse.