You need to have someone to talk to, a person you can trust. If you never been in that situation there's no way to feel better. All that one is left with is a 24/7 being alert of who will be the person to backstab you or try to strangle or rob.

That awakening also starts with little children and at the age of 6 or 7 you are not believed and not strong to fight a bunch of adults with a "good reputation" entire villages/places depend on or are afraid of.
It's not as black and white as you paint in. Situations like these only exist because entire families and society prefers to look the other way.