Sexual Abuse

When you have been raped living past it can be very hard. They didn't just take somethings from you physically but mentally as well. This act has changed everything about you. You feel lost,...

Intercourse is when a man inserts his member into a woman’s vagina. Incourse should feel pleasurable. You should not feel pain. Unfortunately, more than half of all women will find that having sex...

If you have been raped, or know someone who has. it can be tough to get back to feeling as normal as possible. It seems like the fear and pain will never go away. But be assured that with help,...

Mackenzie Phillips, best known for her part in the 70's sitcom, "One Day at a Time," recently spoke on "Oprah." She admitted that abuse at the hands of her father caused her to...

Eighty percent of sexual abuse, the abuser is someone the child knows. Watching for warning signs in your own children or children you are frequently able to observe and reporting to the proper...

Rape is a growing epidemic today. It’s not only a problem in America, but worldwide. People are being raped worldwide and many of these suspects go unpunished because of the lack of information...

Chances are you will be affected by sexual abuse/assault at some point in your life either knowing someone it has afflicted or being the victim yourself. There are key reactions the people...

Children are vulnerable to all kinds of abuses. As parents we teach our children about "Stranger Danger" but most often children are abused by those they know and trust. These...

Have you ever wondered how to keep your children safer in an unsafe world? I am a mental health therapist with 8 years of working with adult sex offenders and victims of sexual abuse. This...

A friend or loved one has told you that they have been sexually assaulted, what do you do? This article will guide you through the process of helping them cope and get the help they need.

This article is about teaching your children what to do if someone tries to touch them inappropriately. Talking to them when they are young is the best way to give them the tools they need to...

Many people worry about whether it is normal for a young child to masturbate. While masturbation is completely normal for a young child, excessive or compulsive masturbation is not. If you have...

1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually assaulted by the time they are 18 years old. 90% of assaults are by people that the victim knows, love, and may even trust. Many victims live in...

Looking for help if you are a victim of sexual abuse should not be hard to come by. But like everything most of the time it is. I will help you get all of the help you need with this article.

If you or someone you know needs to escape a violent environment or abusive situation help is out there. Victims of domestic violence can feel like they are in a helpless situation with limited...

People who have suffered from animal rape often feel isolated and ashamed. They believe that nobody else has ever suffered from animal rape, and they fear that nobody will believe them if they...

If you become a victim of a sexual assault, there are some very important things that you need to know and do in order to increase the chances of prosecution of the offender.

How to offer help to a friend or a loved one who has been sexually abused.

Most survivors of sexual assault have a very difficult time during the healing process. Two of the many areas at risk are one's self acceptance and love of self. This article will help you to...

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....

This is how one woman coped with rape. It may help others deal with the horrors of being raped and help them know that they are not alone. This is my own story of coping with rape. Some details...

Message boards for child abuse survivors can offer a child abuse survivor extra support as she focuses on healing from a painful past. These message boards serve as a support group but must never...

Adult survivors of child abuse often feel unloved. Many of their needs to feel loved and cherished as a child were never met, and those unmet needs continue to leave holes inside of the adult...

Survivors of child abuse often feel as if they are victims of life. Their victim mentality can limit their success in adulthood, not only professionally but personally as well. While it is true...

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...

Ritual child abuse often involves trying to break the child's will by forcing him to choose between two unacceptable alternatives that violate the child's moral code. For example, a ritual abuser...

Women who suffered from mother-daughter sexual abuse as children often hold themselves responsible for their experiences. Even though another person can objectively say that a little girl is not...

Women who have suffered from mother-daughter sexual abuse often have a hard time setting relationship boundaries with their mother/abuser. We live in a society that idolizes mothers, and people...

Children who suffer from ritual child abuse grow into adults who have many issues they need to work through. They often feel isolated and need lots of support from the people in their life.

People who have suffered from ritual child abuse often did so at the hands of their own family. To heal from ritual child abuse, the abuse survivor must find a way to be safe. As long as your...

Children whose abuse involved animals often struggle with deep levels of shame. Whether the animal's involvement was in being harmed or in being used in a sexual manner, the child walks away from...

People who were sexually abused as children often grow into adults who have confused feelings toward sex. On the one hand, it is natural to feel sexually attracted toward your partner and want to...

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...

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...

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...

Visualization can be a powerful healing tool in healing from child abuse. Without having to leave the comfort of your bedroom, you can work through feelings of anger, comfort your terror and...

Some abusers torment their child victims by forcing them to do actions that harm animals. Sometimes this involves physically harming an animal. Other times, it involves forcing sexual acts between...

Some child abusers force their victims to harm animals. Child abusers prey on the weak, so some harm both children and animals together. They might force a child to physically hurt an animal, or...

Many adult survivors of child abuse have a difficult time receiving safe touch from the people in their lives. While human beings are hard-wired to need safe touch, people who were abused as...

Some adult survivors of child abuse wrestle with guilt and shame after being forced to harm other children as part of their own abuse. Some child abusers will force one child to harm another child...

Child abuse is filled with lies. The abuser lies repeatedly to his child victim, telling him things like he is worthless and unlovable, that the child will never be safe, that the child will never...

After an adult survivor of child abuse has her life dramatically affected by child abuse, it is easy for her to react by becoming overprotective of her own children. She wants to protect their...

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...

The following reactions may occur in any order and be experienced at different intervals. You may stay in one stage for a long time, or you may skip one or more stages entirely. If you feel stuck...

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.

People who suffered child abuse often struggle with insomnia as adults. Because abused children were awakened repeatedly from sleep to be violated in their beds, abused children often grow into...

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...

People who have suffered severe trauma often repress memories of the traumatic events in order to survive their childhoods. When the survivor of child abuse becomes an adult and is ready to heal...

When most people think about an inner child, they think about the joy from childhood that they left behind as they entered the adult world. For the adult survivor of child abuse, the inner child...

Abused children have many emotional needs that go unmet. Their abusers shatter the hope of meeting basic needs, such as the need to trust, to feel safe or to feel worthy of love. For abused...