Adults Abused as Children

Adults abused as children are the grown up survivors of child abuse. They come from all races, religions and socio-economic groups.

They may have experienced:
Physical abuse….beating, shaking, shoving, kicking, bruising, burning , choking.
Emotional abuse….yelling, criticizing, threatening, ridiculing, failing to provide guidance and love
Sexual abuse….indecent exposure, sexual touching, fondling, sexual intercourse. Boys as well as girls are sexually abused.

Years later there may still be problems such as:
Depression, feelings of isolation, troubled relationships, self-destructive behaviour, lack of direction or motivation, problems raising children. Some cannot cope with the stress of raising children. Some cannot feel close to their children, although they would like to. Some abuse their own children.

Adults abused as children may experience the following: