Impact of Abuse
Impact of AbuseImpact of Abuse
The impact of sexual abuse reaches all levels of a childs emotions. These
emotions and the effects are listed below:
Confusion:
This is usually the initial reaction of the child. They will usually
question, "What is going on?" and " Is this right or wrong?". For a young
child these types of questions can be an emense burden on their
physcological development. Once the abuse begins the victim experience a
tremnedous conflict with their emotions. They feel pleasant due to the
attention they are recieving from the parent, as well as the sensual
pleasure. On the other hand they experience pain, guilt, and anger for
what is being done.
The question, "Is this right or wrong?" posses the greatest conflict
within the childs mind. The abuse feels so wrong yet the abuser insits
it is okay, taking advantage of the childs mistrust and naivety. Below
are the thoughts of an abused victim as she thinks back to her abuse and
questions her father. It is an example of this mistrust as well as the
confusion which goes through a childs mind.
Since I was a little ten-year-old child, I had to deceive and hide from
the world and my mother that my father took a sexual interest in me.
Remember how you taught me that art of deceit? First you put me in a
situation that had to be kept a secret then you pledged me to secrecy...As
a ten-year-old child, what was I...
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