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Purposely wedging underwear: Is it a sign of sexual abuse? Fear: I want to know why a child would pull their underwear between their butt cheeks and or vagina? Myself and my older sister did this as children/...
Could I have been sexually abused as a child?
Dear Darlene,
Recently, my mother came back to visit. I had asked her once if I was sexually abused by one of her boyfriends, referring to her boyfriend ...
Very confused about whether or not I was abused?
Darlene,
This is probably a post you won't see very often, and I feel very weird posting it, but finally I found a place I could ask this question and ...
Failing Marriage: Is the childhood abuse my husband endured the reason?
Darlene,
I have been married to my husband for 28 years. I told him I loved him on our 1st date, got engaged 5 wks later, & married him 6 months later ...
Is it 'normal' to need to constantly be told it wasn't my fault? Is it normal for me to feel the constant need to be told that I didn't ask for this life? That what my dad did wasn't my fault, and that I didn't want ...
Is it child abuse if I'm not bruised or injured? I don't know if my situation is considered abuse. My mom slaps me in the face when she is angry, she punches me in the arm and back, and pulls my hair....
Was I sexually abused?
I Need Some Information: I think I was sexually abused as a child, from 8 onwards.
I dunno if these count as sexual abuse, but I've been touched,...
Am I scarring my daughter with emotional abuse? What am I doing? I don't know if this is considered emotional abuse or not. But, I am doing it and really want to stop. I have no clue why I treat ...
Bruising on my stepdaughter; a cause for concern? My step-daughter visited us over the Spring break and had bruises on her back. They were not there when we returned her on 1/1/08. There were 6 marks, one ...
Was masturbating in childhood a sign that I was sexually abused? I am a 34-year-old (will be 35 this year) a female in New South Wales. Over the years, I've been experiencing strange memories of my past, and I do not ...
Is my sister in denial? Is my sister being abused when her husband talks down to her like she is a three-year-old? After he does this, she starts telling him how wonderful he ...
Can children mistake sodomizing for a whipping?
I wish people knew that a sign that a child is being sexually abused is: They are scared to death of a whipping from someone in particular.
It seems ...
Ear infections as a sign of sexual abuse?
I was reading the list of physical signs for sexual abuse. One of the signs listed was "ear infections/problems/" Can you tell me why this occurs?
Thanks
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Why am I only now bothered by possible past sexual abuse? I'm really confused as to whether I was actually molested when I was a child. There were two completely unrelated incidences, and they never bothered me ...
Indecent exposure - result of child molestation?
My boyfriend of three years just went to jail for indecent exposure. I was shocked and confused. He has never shown any type of behavior like this.
After ...
A Question About Involuntary Sexual Arousal A long time ago, I came across a story of a South African woman who had been sexually abused by her grandfather for years. As she recounted the events,...
Am I a child neglecter? I am a young mother of four who has been in and out of college, getting closer to getting my degree in child psychology, a great passion of mine. I am ...
Is diaper discipline child abuse? I know of some children who receive diaper discipline as punishment. One boy, now 17, has been in diapers since he was 12. Is this legal; is it not abuse?...
No memory of childhood: Is this common? I'm 23. I was abused as a child by a male neighbour. I know I was young when it started, around 5 I think, and it stopped when I was 11, but yet I can ...
Is severe shyness a symptom of child abuse? I'm curious. Is there a difference between severe shyness and the symptoms associated with child abuse? What is considered normal for an extremely shy ...
Why do some abused people commit abuse and some don't? Statistics indicate the person who commits sexual abuse and other types of abuse is likely to have been abused as a child. What accounts for the difference ...
What kind of abuse is this? I am writing an autobiography that includes the abuses in the family. My mom was a schizophrenic. I want to know what you would classify this following ...
Is Witnessing Abuse Considered Child Abuse? When I was little my dad would become mad and punch holes in walls and doors. He would also abuse my brother by grabbing, shaking, yelling, and holding ...
Is This Neglect or Poverty?
I'm pretty sure that these are indeed a form of child abuse/neglect: Clothes that are too small, smelly, filthy and worn for days.
Inadequate lunches,...
Does this count as child abuse? If a parent stands by and lets another minor kick you with the back of their boots that have spurs on them, is that considered child abuse? I have four ...
Is this incest and or child abuse? I was molested 23 years ago by a stepbrother. I was 10, he was almost 13. He forced me many times over the course of a 2-3 year period to have intercourse ...
