Sexual abuse and rape! side effects and syptoms?!
Question: if someone was raped or sexually abused when they were 7-8 years old, what effects and syptoms will they show?
Remember..... a boy that got raped by another male.
say after 15-16 years, what would be their symptoms, effects and behaviour?
please help!
Answers: if someone was raped or sexually abused when they were 7-8 years old, what effects and syptoms will they show?
Remember..... a boy that got raped by another male.
say after 15-16 years, what would be their symptoms, effects and behaviour?
please help!
they can and probably do have a host of issues. there are a lot of facts missing which could help me pinpoint an answer but here goes. if they were raped by a reletive it would be more severe because sexual abuse by a parent is also abandonment. the child is supposed to trust thier parent to keep them from harm and when the parent is the one doing harm then they have abandoned thier child. i could go on and on with these answers. i need to know who done the raping and what the circumstances were. a quick round about answer is this; the child could have ptsd from the experience if it was violent, the child could also develope antisocial personality disorder. if you would like to email better specifics i could help you. this question has 25 different answers. the child could have developed self esteem issues because of this and become a self harmer. tons of answers here. was it more than once, was the child repeatedly molested too. child molesters often grow up to become molesters and sexual abusers themselves. most child molesters were victims at some point in thier childhood too. feel free to email me and i would be glad to tighten up my answer for you. you sound concerned for this persons well being.
If a male was raped by another male.. then extreme homophobia, lots of working out, defensive behaviour...
It really varies, it's not something that is always even going to show itself.
Some people handle it very well, others it just ruins them.
Either way, if it's you, or someone you know that you're talking about, they should absolutely get counseling for it.
Because it can cause emotional problems that they don't even know if related to the situation.
P.S. Most gay people were sexually abused when they were young, something I find interesting, since so many people are saying you're born gay.
Too much of a coincidence, if you ask me.
Ok - FIRST OF ALL ... Don't listen to the idiot above me who thinks being gay and sexual abuse are related. THEY ARE NOT RELATED.
Anyway, this depends on the person. There are a range of conditions that are common for people who have been abused to experience after being through childhood trauma, but genetics and your surroundings can also play a part.
They may experience stress, anxiety, depression, risk-taking behaviour, violent behaviour, eating disorders, drug abuse. Trust issues, rebellion against authority etc. Other people (who are prone to this anyway) can experience schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder, or even psychosis. HOWEVER that is not to say that everyone who is sexually abused will experience any of these, I know plenty of people who were abused who have grown up to be healthy happy adults, and people who haven't been abused who have experienced all / some of the above mentioned conditions.
Firstly, I'm female. I was molested as a child, starting at the age of about seven and was raped at 12. I was raped by a 29 year old at the age of 16 (a family friend), gang raped at 27 by unknown rapists and again by my boyfriend's son at 29. My subconscious totally ignored my childhood experiences and blocked out the rape at 16. When I was raped at 27, I had a breakdown and had all the feelings of the molestation and rapes come back to me at once. I totally lost it, ending up getting divorced, lost my house, my car, my kids, and my mind. I started going to the dark side of life and would make men pay for everything that I had gone through. And just as I was trying to get out of the pit of darkness, my boyfriend's son raped me. I tried killing myself more times than one, and thanks to medical response being so good, am here today to tell my story. I hated myself and blamed myself. I used and abused any possible substance, anything that could make me forget, legal or illegal. I was diagnosed, after 20 years, with bipolar disorder (look it up on Google) and have started talking about it. Before I just use to keep it to myself - I thought I was to blame. My biggest problem was forgiving the person that molested and raped me as a child. I have done so now and have found some form of peace. My nightmares are worse than any horror movie and they come and go - medication helps a bit for this. Luckily I cannot remember the actual events of the gang rape. My headdoc says it's too much for my brain to deal with, for which I am glad - I have enough memories to keep me busy! What you need to know is that it's not the actual penetration, but the power the person has over you. That fear of the rapist takes a very long time to overcome, if ever. I pray that you were not raped!