How does being sexually abused effect someone?!


Question: How does being sexually abused effect someone?
I'm just curious, I was when I was younger but I'm not bothered my it. I just wanna know how it would effect someone. What kinda change happens in everyday life, if any. and stuff like that.

Answers:

I was never sexually abused but I was raped when I was younger and it caused a great deal of negative emotions within me.

I felt a sense of helplessness, worthlessness, powerlessness, a sensation of being dirty, lowly, violated, and used. Sexual abuse/ rape can trigger PTSD years later and lead to dissociative episodes as well as depression. I suffered from severe depression, was suicidal and self harmed for years after until I finally started talking to a therapist about it.

It affects relationships as well. It's common to fear sex or have a general mistrust of everyone for fear of the abuse/ assault repeating itself. It's almost like dying and being born again into a different life. Personally, I think about my experience everyday and suffer from guilt and self blame and anger.

Childhood sexual abuse affects people for their entire lives. Have you ever talked to anyone about your past? It could help if you are suffering. Good luck.



I have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I have nightmares almost every night and when I was younger, I used to get panic attacks and vivid flash backs to what happened to me when ever I got triggered. Certain words, images and sounds could trigger me. I still get panic attacks.

I have problems with people touching me. Even if it is as simple as getting a hug or shaking my hand, I don't like being touched unless I really know and trust the person.

I'm afraid to date even if I am attracted to another person. In my last relationship I broke down in tears for no reason at all just because I was dating some one and I know physical contact is something that tends to happen when your in a relationship.

I'm very small for my age so some people think it is funny to pick me up like a doll. Every time that happens I hyper ventilate. They think it is really funny but I am absolutely terrified.

I can't stand people standing behind me either. For me it is worse then being touched. I have to know where everyone around me is all the time and if some one comes up behind me I don't always know they are there and I panic like I expect to be attacked or something.



It varies a lot.Some never get over it.Others are strong enough emotionally to move on.To those it
Hurts the most is they loose trust and make them feel violated and unsafe.To them it can ruin
There resolve to a point they can't maintain a comfort zone.They are always bothered.Sometimes even after pros help.




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