As he writes in the moving piece, which is worth reading in full: “I was creating model homes, and then, just as soon as they were up, abandoning them. Experiencing sexual abuse or assault as a child is a lasting trauma that can affect people in different ways for Díaz, it led to a habitual pattern of cheating and an aversion to intimacy, as well as severe depression that included repeated suicide attempts. On Monday in The New Yorker, author Junot D�íaz wrote for the first time about being raped as a child by a grown-up whom he trusted, and how it continued to affect him throughout his life, especially when it came to forming romantic relationships.
