Sexual abuse is the forcing undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another. Sexual abuse is very common in the world, it happens to young, poor, women and males. The reasoning as to why people start sexual abusing one another is a great question. Sexual abuse comes with a lot of effects such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. What causes a person to start sexually abusing a child? There must be a reason why people sexually abuse one another. There is most likely pain behind their reasoning. Coming from an abusive family could be a main reason as to why one may sexually abuse someone. For instance, the abuser could have been abused both physically and mentally as a child, so the behavior and chaos comes off as a norm. …show more content…
Rape causes a lot of psychological effects on a child, it can cause them great fear. A child could be scared to secrecy, one could feel like, if they told they may not be believed, or they may be the one to blame. Sexual assault can also make a child feel very hopeless, like they do not have control over their own life or body. Sexual assault can also make a child feel guilty or ashamed, as if it was their fault and not the offenders fault. Sometimes the offender could make them feel like it was their fault when it really wasn't or the victim feels like they're a bad person out of shame. An offender can make the victim feel like they are responsible for keeping the abuse a secret from everyone. In one case a young girl did not tell her mother that her step-father was sexually abusing her, because she wanted to keep the family together and happy. A negative effect that sexual assault has is isolation, one could feel different from everyone else, as if nobody understands them. Some isolate themselves because they no longer trust anyone, even non-offending adults or siblings. Being sexually abused as a child can make them feel betrayed, because as a child an adult is supposed to nature and protect them, and in some cases the offender is someone that the child is supposed to trust and love. The child may also feel betrayed by the parent who is failing to protect them from the abuse. Anger is another effect that a child will feel after the abuse, this is usually the strongest feeling the child will feel. The child may feel anger towards the offender, and parent that fails to protect them, or in some cases the child is angry with the whole world. The child will also fell sadness and grief due to the sense of loss. Flashbacks often occur as well. Flashbacks can happen in nightmare or even while the victim is awake. The flashbacks have the opportunity to make the child