Dear Abby: I am a victim of childhood sexual assault. I'm 52, and memories that I have repressed for so many years are coming back to haunt me. I have been with my husband for 14 years. We have enjoyed a very sexual relationship, but, lately, the memories are causing me to want to avoid intimacy with him.

I want to tell law enforcement, but my mother is still married to my abuser, and I don't want to hurt her. He also molested my older sister and cousin. Help me, please.

— Tired of Living in Misery

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Dear Tired: I am so sorry about what happened to you. I will assume that you have not received counseling to help you deal with this. If that's the case, I urge you to seek some now. Talk with your sister and your cousin. Expla

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