I never told my mum, in fact I worked to conceal it - I was too ashamed. Plus it'd got into my head to the point I sort of thought I deserved it, or at least, it was "just the way things are." So well done for helping your daughter there, and well done her for being able to get help. With regards to mental scarring, yes that does happen, I don't want to get into it too much except to say that I found studying a lot of psychology/personal development stuff has helped me move on and be a person no longer defined by any of that, and free to choose my own reactions when situations crop up that echo the past.