Author Archives: Tautoko Mai

Child sexual abuse is similar to any other form of physical attack – it involves violence. The victims of this type of crime experience long-term effects and trauma that can actually ruin their entire lives. Being sexually abused as a child means that the victim is subjected to an act of aggression that utilizes powerContinue reading “Denial and Minimization of Child Sexual Abuse Cases”

A lot of times, child sexual abuse victims use coping strategies to fight off the trauma and negative effects. While those effects vary and may be distinct to each victim, what’s most obvious is the fact that many of them still did not succeed in the process of healing. Sadly, a great number of thoseContinue reading “Enhancing Self-Esteem Is Not Always A Good Way of Healing Child Sexual Abuse Victims”

Victims of child sexual abuse find themselves grieving and mourning about what happened to them. This is a common and natural feeling felt by those who survive the ordeal. While most of us perceive grief as a negative reaction or response in dealing with the consequences and further effects of the actual abuse, it isContinue reading “Stages of Grief: What Happens for Sexual Abuse Victims?”

Shame is a definite part of the pain of child sexual abuse. Most of the time, people who get caught experiencing the trauma of childhood abuse become different persons right after the experience. While the abuse itself makes them feel shattered and incomplete, the corresponding feeling of shame makes them alter the kind of personContinue reading “What Happens When the Feeling of Shame Conquers Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse?”

Despair is one of the most common and traditional effects of child sexual abuse and assault. It is manifested by the unfortunate and sudden lose of hope by the victim towards life in general. While some may not show signs of despair right after the consummation of the abuse, majority of them will certainly showContinue reading “The Theme of Despair in Child Sexual Abuse and Assault”

Child sexual abuse results to severe and even life threatening consequences for the victims. Because of the physical, emotional, and psychological trauma inflicted, many of them are not able to live normal lives again. The suffering is an obvious manifestation of how crucial and important it is to support and help victims pull through, moveContinue reading “Giving Child Sexual Abuse Support to Victims”

Children are supposed to be the most unlikely victims of sexual abuse. We all have seen various cases of sexual abuse in the form of rape, molestation, assault, and even harassment. And though we try to deny it, it actually becomes relieving to find out that the victim is an adult. But if abuse isContinue reading “What Are the Immediate Signs of Sexual Abuse in Children?”

Depression and despair are two emotional conditions that can totally break apart the life and future of a victim of child sexual abuse. The question of how far can victims go in inflicting pain onto themselves is quite difficult to deal with but no matter how harsh the truth is, we have to know itContinue reading “How Far Can Despair and Depression Take a Victim of Child Sexual Abuse?”

Guilt is one of the most familiar effects of child molestation and sexual abuse. Most if not all victims suffer this same type of emotion as a result or part of the overall trauma of the experience. While there are other negative signs and consequences of CSA, guilt is one of the few that’s reallyContinue reading “Fighting the Guilt Caused By Child Sexual Abuse”

The trauma brought by the experience of child sexual abuse is so overwhelming that victims can do nothing but lose hope, courage, and self-belief. It is so easy for sex offenders and abusers to carry out what they do, but it becomes very difficult and painful for the victims to accept the unfortunate situation theyContinue reading “Sexual Abuse in Children: Dealing With the Onset of Pain and Despair”