There is this myth perpetuated that child sexual abuse is terrible and the worst kind of abuse. In fact, the research doesn’t even show this. When it is actual abuse (force, coercion, deceit is used) the child is more often than not going to bounce back and recover. This of course ignores that most instances of “child sexual abuse” are consensual and cause no intrinsic harm. Perpetuating the Trauma Myth is the most damaging thing done to children in modern western nations.