Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: I am kind of obsesive on this subject , periodically , so I hope it does nt bother any one & someone replies . I really want to know if any else has suffered abuse & how they react to it , I want to compae it to my own ... So , to start I was sexually abused for the first time when I was 5 . I do nt have a problem with it becuz I know the person who did it , had some serious mental problem and that he was a product of his life . 
Question: Why might a comparison between reactions be helpful to the writer ?
Output (English): She wants reassurance that she 's handling her past well .