How to Deal With Ritual Abuse

Ritual abuse is defined as any abuse that is planned in advance and compulsive in nature. It can be performed by a single perpetrator against a single victim but it is most commonly associated with cults. Ritual abuse is usually perpetrated against children. Survivors have a lot to deal with.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

1. Seek therapy. Most survivors of ritual abuse will need professional therapy for help to deal with the trauma. Interview several therapists and ask them all the same list of prepared questions. Ask about their experience working with ritual abuse. Choose a therapist that you feel safe and comfortable with.
2. Forgive yourself for survivor's guilt. You are a good person who was used for bad things.
3. Get in touch with your inner child. Ritual abuse survivors were not allowed to have a childhood. Learn to play and laugh and show your inner child she is cared for and loved.
4. Identify your ritual abuse triggers. These might be your birthday and satanic holidays. Anticipate a trigger coming and plan in advance an alternate action for when it occurs.
5. Take care of yourself. Eat healthy meals, get good night sleeps and eliminate any addictions you have. Replace the learned behavior of self harm with a new found behavior of self care.
6. Learn to trust yourself. In time this trust in yourself will help you learn to trust others.
7. Spend time with friends and get involved with hobbies. Art and music can be wonderful means of moving through feelings and emotions and healing old wounds.