I feel confused because sometimes
I get pleasure from being touched –
is this normal?
Yes, this can be normal. It is natural for our bodies to respond to being touched, and if a child really likes or even loves the person who is abusing them, the sensations may be pleasurable. It is important not to feel guilty about these feelings as it is not your fault. What the person is doing to you is wrong and it is completely their responsibility – just because you may feel some pleasurable sensations does not mean you want the abuse to happen.
Sometimes, our bodies respond even when we don’t like the person who is the abuser, and gain no pleasure from being touched. It is important to remember that the human body is designed to respond when it is touched (e.g. a penis usually becomes erect when touched), and this does not mean that you want to be abused. A male or female could have intense sexual feelings through physical stimulation.