Living with PTSD – The Long Term Effects of Child Abuse

<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">A child who has suffered the unfortunate and tragic experience of child abuse&comma; whether emotional&comma; physical&comma; sexual or more&comma; will invariably be affected by it&period; The fallout often continues to haunt the child for the rest of their adolescent and&sol;or adult life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The trauma associated with this kind of experience shapes itself into <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;mayoclinic&period;org&sol;diseases-conditions&sol;post-traumatic-stress-disorder&sol;symptoms-causes&sol;syc-20355967" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;1155cc&semi;">Post Traumatic Stress Disorder<&sol;span><&sol;a> &lpar;PTSD&rpar; in which the victim can get triggered by events in daily life&period; These triggers are born when the child undergoes child abuse and can often be catastrophic for them&period; If not dealt with properly&comma; i&period;e&period; through long term rehabilitation and therapy&sol;counseling&comma; this trauma can result in long-lasting effects that continue to shape how the child views the world&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Child abuse not only affects the child in question but because of the reality of PTSD&comma; the consequences can be inter-generational ones&period; This means that the affected child aka the victim’s experience can negatively impact their loved ones&comma; their offspring&comma; and society in general&period; No one can live independent of such a traumatic incident and this is much worse for those children who have suffered multiple counts of abuse&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">As discussed above&comma; abuse tends to appear in many forms&period; While children can suffer long term effects such as PTSD&comma; this can also be literal&period; Children who have been abused can carry bruises&comma; internal bleeding&comma; broken bones that never set and much more&period; However&comma; physical injuries are still easier to erase and fix than mental and emotional ones&period; These scars&comma; unfortunately&comma; last for a much longer time and are harder to detect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Some of these insidious effects show up when children start exhibiting avoidance behaviors&comma; which means they actively avoid certain people&comma; places and things that remind them of the traumatic event&period; These behaviors mean that they also develop difficulty in social attachments and trust&period; This is understandable&comma; considering the intensity of their trauma&period; However&comma; this can be dealt with through therapy and PTSD counseling&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">PTSD like this is especially dangerous because it can show up in the form of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;newsforpublic&period;com&sol;clarification-child-abuse&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;1155cc&semi;">criminal or antisocial behavior<&sol;span><&sol;a> on the part of the victim&period; It’s interesting to see how trauma and illegal behavior might be connected&comma; but there is such a connection according to psychiatrists who deal with these cases&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">This trauma is often worse if it is prolonged and the victim receives no closure&period; Or if they have to stay in contact&sol;be exposed to their perpetrator after the abuse has occurred&period; While many child abusers are never caught&comma; there are new laws now that allow victims to seek compensation for past experiences&period; For more details on child abuse law&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;powers-santola&period;com&sol;new-york-child-victims-act-lawyer&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;1155cc&semi;">find out here<&sol;span><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Lawmakers have understood that an abuser is often a friendly face and while this makes the case tricky&comma; they need to take action against it&period; It’s important that child abuse lawyers be up-to-date with child abuse laws in their own state or region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"normal" style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The only ways to successfully deal with the traumatic fallout of child abuse are clear&period; Victims or victims’ families can take legal aid to catch the perpetrator and bring them to justice&period; This should be supplemented with professional psychological help as a way to heal mental and emotional wounds&period; This is how PTSD after child abuse can be dealt with&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;