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8 Heartbreaking Thoughts You Face As An Adult Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse



Understanding and treating survivors of incest - Counseling Today
As a child she suffered physical and emotional abuse and severe neglect. The neglect had significant consequences, including a fractured skull from falling — which was only picked up when, after she vomited at school the next day, a member of her extended family intervened and took her to hospital. I never felt safe and I never felt grounded. You grow up hating yourself and thinking you caused it and you deserve it. Delaney had always felt like she had two different selves: her secret, real self and a superficial, public persona cultivated to blend in.


Common Symptoms in Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
If you are an adult who was abused as a child it is possible that you may have never spoken to anyone about this. Many adults keep this a secret well into their adult life and many find that the effect upon them has had devastating consequences not only throughout their childhood but also in their adult life. You may find that you have enormous difficulty in maintaining loving and trusting relationships, you may have low sense of worth and low self esteem, you may suffer from sexual difficulties and depression.




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