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Article #116: The Ramifications of Sexual Abuse and Its Effect on Victim's Mind

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Child abuse and neglect has many horrible Child molesters and rapists referred to
consequences; but the worst of them is as predators, have an uncanny ability to
the beliefs formed by the child about recognize easy pray. A human predator
himself or herself which is often quite acts like a hawk that hovers around the
destructive in nature. Abuse is the most sky until it spots a wounded animal and
penetrating and permanent communication sweeps in for a kill. This paranormal
which more often than not, conveys to the quality coupled with the vulnerability of
victim one or more of the following the victim explains why a woman who is
messages: raped once is more likely to be raped
1. I caused it to happen. again. This is further reconfirmed by a
2. It's my fault. commonly known fact that a raped girl or
3. I do not deserve any better. woman is 7 times more likely to be raped
Dr Heyward Bruce Ewart, III in his new again.
books discusses on this issue in length. If the victim cannot bear the suffering
He has given some incisive views on this in an abusive relationship, or if there
topic. is any intervention by a
Heyward sexual abuse by far is the most protective-services agency, she will try
frequent maltreatment of female children. to break free and escape though the
Irrespective of the fact whether the partner will continue to chase her.
victim is very young or a teenager, she However, even if she breaks up with the
takes deep within herself all three first relationship, she will get into
messages above and develops negative another which will be worse than the
perception about herself which is but first one. Her preconceived notion will
self-destructive. She concludes that continue to dominate her mind - she
there is definitely something nasty and deserved the treatment she received.
hateful within her which caused the older Since domestic violence shelters offer
person to perform such an act upon her. mainly protection and little effective
She takes the entire blame unto herself. therapy, their clientele nearly always go
If a female child is molested or abused back to same person or sometimes, find a
early in life, she is more prone to be more abusive than the first one. She goes
drawn to the subject sex; a seductive into the second relationship with the
quality will exude from her until she preconceived perception about herself,
comes to terms with it. To top it up, the and then the basic problems remain
victim will reflect a woundedness which unresolved.
is easily spotted by a predator.






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