| Many people live each day of their lives with the | | | | vicious cycle over again. |
| consequences of being abused. Some of these | | | | I was abused myself. I was roughed up quite often |
| people were mentally abused and some were | | | | as a teenager. This caused me to stay in my room |
| physically abused. Whatever happened to them, they | | | | as often as possible, out of the way, with less |
| will never forget it and they think about it almost | | | | chance to be picked on. Later in life, this caused me |
| every day. Even if these people are not aware of | | | | to develop social anxiety. I find it hard to have good |
| how this abuse affected them, their lives and the | | | | conversations with anyone that I am not familiar |
| way they think and act are affected. This is | | | | with. Since I avoided being social to protect myself, |
| especially true if the abuse happened while the | | | | it's built into my brain and being social caused me a lot |
| person was a child. | | | | of anxiety. I've been to counseling for social anxiety |
| When a person is between 3-7 years old, they learn | | | | and still have trouble with it to this day. |
| how to act by watching their parents. The parents | | | | Abuse can happen in many different forms and it |
| are role models, teaching the child how to talk and | | | | never leaves someone unscathed. With abuse being |
| how to act. This is a very important developmental | | | | so common, there are thousands of cases of |
| age where children are like little sponges, soaking up | | | | anxiety, depression and many other conditions |
| all of their parents actions and mimicking them. If the | | | | caused by abuse. Not only do children suffer from |
| parents are abusive then the child is going to think | | | | these consequences, but so do adults. Many women |
| that it's acceptable and the way things work. Not all | | | | are abused by men every year in this country. |
| children will go on to become abusive to their children, | | | | Sometimes they get smacked around, but |
| but it will affect how they act and handle situations. | | | | sometimes it leads people to be seriously injured or |
| When a father is abusive to their daughter, the | | | | killed. |
| daughter will grow up seeking out males that will | | | | Abuse is still very serious to this day. If you notice |
| treat her the same way her father did. Since she | | | | that someone is being abused or is abusing someone |
| was so young when she was abused, it's now built | | | | else, please recommend that they get help. If it is |
| into her mind and she will unconsciously seek it out. | | | | caught early, hopefully not too much harm has been |
| Son's abused by their fathers or that watched their | | | | done. There are programs and groups that meet on |
| mothers abused by their fathers will think that this | | | | the subject of abuse. There is also rehabilitation for |
| type of behavior is okay. They may grow up and | | | | abusers and victims of abuse. It doesn't have to be |
| begin abusing their own spouses, starting the same | | | | what defines you. |