I was abused as a child by a friend of the family and I did not tell anyone. I grew up in a strict religious community that made me feel sinful even as a victim and I closed up emotionally. I had to flee the community after coming out as gay. The chaos ended up in me acting out, escaping into drugs, and just wanting to die. See how I managed to open-up about my childhood abuse and trauma from having to break with my religious family because I was gay. Learn how I managed to stop escaping into drugs, through dealing with my past, and how I learned to be comfortable being gay.