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Was it wrong to tell? Did I destroy my family?
"No! Emphatically no, to both questions.
The situation you are probably in is extremely painful. You were being abused by a relative or a combination of people. No one in your family protected you while you were suffering the pain and humiliation of these brutal acts. You finally marshaled the courage to ask for help. Your abuser may be facing criminal charges. And at least one member of your family may be accusing you of destroying them.
The real issue here is survival, your survival. You did what you had to do to protect yourself, to survive. Our bodies are programmed to protect us. The first principle of life is to protect yourself.
Certainly the reaction of your abuser and other family members will be anger. People generally hate change, and the lives of your relatives have been disrupted because the abuse has been discovered.
If you tell, you have a chance for a better life. Whether the rest of your family accepts the opportunity to help themselves is up to them."
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