• 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 children
  

Adults abused as children may experience the following:

• Low self esteem
  
• Violent or destructive acts
  
• Drug or alcohol abuse
  
• Troubled marriages
  
• Problems at work
  
• Thoughts of suicide
  
• Eating disorders
  
• Sexual problems
  
• Sleeping problems
  
• Depression
  
• General anxiety 

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