Sexual Abuse

Articles in Sexual Abuse

By Gump87 0 comments
This is an article on How to EASILY Protect Your Family From Sexual Predators... more »
By Scott Lindquist 0 comments
Recovery from rape is both a physical challenge and an emotional challenge. Your physical recovery will in most cases but much faster than your emotional recovery. This is especially true if you are the survivor of a date/acquaintance rape. In ... more »
By eHow Health Editor 0 comments
A sexual assault traumatizes both body and mind. For a victim, it is difficult to reestablish trust and intimacy in a relationship after an assault. Although the recovery differs for every person, knowing how to handle the victim sensitively ... more »
By Scott Lindquist 1 comments
The following stages can be the most difficult to navigate. Remember that you’re not alone. Get into a support group with someone you trust. Healing takes time, and there is no time limit... more »
By FaithAllen 1 comments
Women who suffered from mother-daughter sexual abuse often struggle with deep-seated shame. While shame is a hallmark of all forms of abuse, the shame can run even deeper when the abuse was perpetuated by a mother. A mother is supposed to be the ... more »
By 2besure 33 comments
Contrary to popular belief, you can not necessarily look at a person and determine whether or not they are a pedophile. They could be your brother, your father, your uncle, the man or woman next door. They can be a teacher, or priest or beloved ... more »
By Scott Lindquist 1 comments
Like a tiger on the prowl, a stalker never gives up until his prey is either his, or in many cases, dead. Probably the most insidious of the sexual crimes is that of stalking, the never-ending control, manipulation, and pursuit of the intended ... more »
By JanCast2007 0 comments
Sexual assault occurs when physical force, threat or abuse is used to violate a person against their will and consent. It can be committed by a stranger, friend, loved one and even a neighbor. Sexual assault also consists of any verbal or visual ... more »
By FaithAllen 0 comments
A hallmark of child abuse is shame. One part of healing shame is grieving the loss of innocence after sexual abuse. When a child is sexually abused, his innocence is stolen. Many sexual abuse survivors are ashamed to have already lost their ... more »
By FaithAllen 0 comments
Mother-daughter sexual abuse is a form of abuse that does not get a lot of press, but this form of abuse happens far more frequently than many people realize. Mother-daughter sexual abuse is particularly devastating because the child is being ... more »
By missmelinda25 18 comments
After reading this article you will know exactly how you can help a friend who has been raped or otherwise sexually abused... more »
By FaithAllen 0 comments
Survivors of child abuse often feel as if they are victims of life. Their victim mentality can limit their success in adulthood, both personally and professionally. A child abuse survivor can believe that his life is limited by his past and that ... more »
By Ursula Anderson 5 comments
More and more adults are finding, not only that they were sexually abused as children, but that they still suffer from the aftereffects of such abuse. Sometimes children repress memories of abuse and do not remember them until adulthood; some ... more »
By KaraDiablo 0 comments
How to offer help to a friend or a loved one who has been sexually abused... more »
By FaithAllen 1 comments
Many adult survivors of child abuse struggle with anxiety. Survivors of child abuse often have trouble relaxing and face issues like obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). In many cases, the anxiety is fueled by repressed anger. Because the anger ... more »
By Scott Lindquist 1 comments
Your individual response to the assault can cover a wide range of physical and emotional symptoms, even some that may not seem to result directly from the attack. When you learn to recognize these symptoms, it will help you to gain control of ... more »
By mulu 0 comments
Have your every know the bad feeling and memories of rape?.....it doesn't matter when you start to live with this night mare that stand in your way as long as you do not over came it .always do not concentrate to forget it because you can't no ... more »
By eHow Health Editor 2 comments
Avoid becoming a victim of date rape by arming yourself with the facts... more »
By FaithAllen 0 comments
Ritual child abuse is the most severe form of child abuse from which a child abuse survivor can recover. While all forms of child abuse are serious, ritual child abuse is inflicted by people who have mastered the art of trying to break a child's ... more »
By eHow Parenting Editor 4 comments
As many as 80,000 cases of child sexual abuse are reported each year, and many more cases go unnoticed. There are preventative steps you can take to help keep your child from becoming the next victim... more »
By eHow Health Editor 4 comments
Child abuse is a very serious matter and should be reported to a state agency immediately... more »
By FaithAllen 2 comments
People who were abused as children were taught that they had no relationship boundaries. They had no say over what their abusers did to their bodies or souls. As adults, survivors of childhood abuse often have trouble setting a relationship ... more »
By FaithAllen 1 comments
Shame is a hallmark of childhood abuse. Most adult survivors of childhood abuse struggle with feelings of shame. Shame causes abuse survivors to loathe themselves and feel unworthy of receiving kindness or compassion from anyone. The adult ... more »
By FaithAllen 0 comments
Most people are unaware that mother-daughter sexual abuse even happens. As a result, women who have suffered from this particularly devastating form of abuse suffer in silence and isolation. It takes a lot of courage for a woman to confide in a ... more »
By eHow Parenting Editor 2 comments
Child sexual abuse is a serious problem today. Talk to your child about this issue and help him or her understand how to respond if it ever occurs... more »