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Starting from preschool, teachers and my parents have always taught me don’t talk to strangers. In elementary school, they would always send out papers about the nearest predators in your city and it always astounded me the amount of predators that were around my area. It almost felt like there predators on every street. In today’s society it amazes me how much life has change from then to now. Back in the day, you were able to leave your child playing outside for hours without you even checking on them, but in today’s society you can’t even have your child play outside for more than hour without you checking on them every half hour. Now, as an adult, I always watch television shows about children who have been sexually abused, by either a family friend, a relative and even by a neighbor. It makes me think who do you trust now a days. From watching these shows, I always wondered why children stay quiet about being sexually abused. In my college Psychology class, we had to write about a movie that dealt with personality disorders. I chose to write about a movie called Sybil. Sybil was girl who was sexually, emotionally and physically abused by her mother. Because of her rough childhood she developed a multiple personality disorder. Sybil had at least thirteen different personalities. A different personality came out depending on the situation and emotion she was feeling. She always kept quiet about her past until she became adult. As she kept going through therapy, she learned to love herself and accept her multiple personality disorder. From watching this movie, I realized how damaging it can be to a child being not only sexually abused, but physically and emotionally abused. It opened my eyes to see how long term effects it ... ... middle of paper ... ...portiveness, environment, fearfulness and resources. The question of why do children stay quiet about being sexually abuse still lingers in my head because the reasons of why they choose to stay quiet is endless. Works Cited Cederborg, Anne-Christin, Michael Lamb, Margaret-Ellen Pipe, and Yael Orbach. Child Sexual Abuse. New York: Taylor and Francis Group, 2007. 77-87. Print. Pullins, Lane Geddie, and Jennifer D. Jones. "Parental Knowledge of Child Sexual Abuse Symptoms." Haworth Press 15.4 (2006): 1-8. Web. 4 Apr 2011. Wilkinson, Sheila. "How to Recognize Signs of Child Sexual Abuse." EHow. Deman Media, 2011. Web. 4 Apr 2011. . Niedzvicki, Hal. "Facebook in a Crowd." New York Times 24 Oct 2008: n. pag. Web. 4 Apr 2011.