Child Abuse Survivors
What does it mean to be a Survivor? Today, with good counseling and therapy, former victims of childhood abuse are called "survivors." Some people seem to think the fact that they're called survivors, means they're all healed and everything is perfectly fine now. This is not necessarily true. When a person, especially a child, has been abused, they definitely carry the scars for the rest of their lives. When a child is abused day after day, the whole experience of just being a child is lost. There's never any laughing or spontaneity, no giggling or acting silly, and never any cuddling or hugs. Just imagine what it must be like to not be able to act naturally, as a normal child would, under any...
Why You Need More Than A Good Attitude If...
o something really silly. Pretend you're climbing a mountain and you notice the rope you're holding on to starts fraying. You can see it's about to break at any moment. Your climbing buddy next to you tells "don't worry, just have a good attitude and everything will work out." You're probably thinking that an extra rope to hold on to would be much more useful than an attitude adjustment. Of course, you'd be right. It's obvious a good attitude isn't enough in this situation because it doesn't address the underlying problem - the rope that's about to drop you 500 stories down to the ravine below. Do your relationships ever feel like you're just hanging on by a thread? You may know you're in a bad...
Let's do something really silly. Pretend you're climbing a mountain and you notice the rope you're holding on to starts fraying. You can see it's about to break at any moment. Your climbing buddy next to you tells "don't worry, just have a good attitude and everything will work out." You're probably thinking that an extra rope to hold on to would be much more useful than an attitude adjustment. Of course, you'd be right. It's obvious a good attitude isn't enough in this situation because it doesn't address the underlying problem - the rope that's about to drop you 500 stories down to the ravine below. Do your relationships ever feel like you're just hanging on by a thread? You may know you're in a...
How Analysis Paralysis Can Cover Up Your...
The Lieutenant runs into the tent screaming "General, general, the enemy is advancing. We only have 3 minutes before they get to our position." General Smith pauses and thinks. He thinks some more. Two minutes later, the Lieutenant screams "General, we only have one minute, what do we do?" Unfortunately General Smith still can't make up his mind... Are you a bit like General Smith when it comes to making decisions? Do you take a lot more time than you want to? Then you just might have some feelings of shame you're unaware of. Shame is a feeling of inadequacy about yourself. These feelings of shame can manifest themselves in your life as feelings of confusion, loneliness, anger, bitterness, and...
Why a Good Attitude Won't Cut It If...
Let's do something really silly. Pretend you're climbing a mountain and you notice the rope you're holding on to starts fraying. You can see it's about to break at any moment. Your climbing buddy next to you tells "don't worry, just have a good attitude and everything will work out." You're probably thinking that an extra rope to hold on to would be much more useful than an attitude adjustment. Of course, you'd be right. It's obvious a good attitude isn't enough in this situation because it doesn't address the underlying problem - the rope that's about to drop you 500 stories down to the ravine below. Do your relationships ever feel like you're just hanging on by a thread? You may know...
Child Abuse and Neglect Results in Devastating...
According to recent statistics from the Child Welfare Protection Services, 80% of child abuse and neglect victims developed at least one psychiatric disorder by the age of 21, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder. Moreover, children who experience abuse and neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult and 30% more likely to commit violent crimes. Abused children are also 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy, 2.5 times more likely to develop alcoholism and 3.8 times more likely to develop drug addictions. One third of these abused children will go on to abuse their own children one day. There...
Child Abuse - Preventing Physical Abuse
The effects of Physical abuse are all too well known so in this article, I will discuss methods to prevent physical abuse. If you look at the statistics involved, you can understand how vital physical abuse prevention is for the functioning of the society and the possible positive changes in the long term. Method 1: Advertisement of Government based services dedicated to punishing abusers. We all know that these services exist however they are rarely advertised to mainstream audience and lack 'decisive moment'. What I mean by this is that, do you remember the Anti Smoking advertisements? I am sure everyone has seen them! Or how about the decisive action seen by the police when someone is on the...
buse investigation is the process of investigating the abuse. It means getting background information on the abuser getting proof of the abuse with pictures, audio, video, and talking to others that may know something about the abuse. The Texas department of family and protective services outlines key information about child abuse. Child Protective detectives investigate reports of child abuse or neglect in order to determine whether any child in the referred family has been abused or neglected. In addition, caseworkers assess critical areas of individual and family functioning to determine whether any child in the referred family is at risk of abuse or neglect; and initiate protective services for...
Open Your Eyes and Cry Out Against Child Abuse
I'm not sure if you have kids, but I have three of my own (one older boy and twin girls) and love them beyond anything, including my own life. I want to make sure you understand the importance of child abuse and what it does to the child as they grow up (if they get there). I want to set a clear picture in your mind so that you never forget it. I want to draw a fictitious barrier around your anger and reactions. First, make everyone in the room disappear from wherever you are. Now that you are alone, think about your children (or children you are close to, like nephews and nieces), the happy times you have with them, think about friends that have kids and how they get along. Think about when you...