A newborn child is the most naive victim an abuser can abuse. They trust openly without question, they love openly without judgment, they solely depend on that person, they know no other life but the one that they are born into to.
Their innocence will not allow them to understand the reality of the horrors of abuse that are put upon them by their abuser. They can not know that abuse is wrong and harmful. They cannot fight back mentally or physically. They cannot cry nor reach out for help if they do not know when something is wrong. All they can do is grow up trusting and loving this way of life, because it is all they know!
This is where the seed is sown into their psyche, this seed grows into what I call a Brier patch of thoughts and memories. Filled with thorns and twisted wires which barb their mind every time a trigger is met throughout their entire life. This is what happens when a child is abused. The wounds turn into scars which settle deep in the back of their minds out of pure instinct to survive.These scars are almost impossible to treat and/or understand.
This instinct to survive results in an inability to attach emotionally throughout life…..
Read more on this article here…. http://www.womensselfesteem.com/articles/article/2419967/128559.htm
DorothyL
by: Dorothy L
Tags: abuse, abuse victim, child abuse, scars from abuse, self esteem
June 7th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
This broke my heart. From the picture to the article, it packs a powerful punch, and I commend you for having the strength to write it.
I actually thought about not publishing it, because it is so disturbing, and then I let the fighter in me take over and say “No!” this message needs to get out there and get out there often!!!
I am sorry if some readers may be offended by this subject, but I back this 100%. It needs to stop! And if our little magazine can save even one child, than my decision will have been a good one.
Kudos to you Dorothy! I applaud you and your courage!!
Kat Ritchie
Editor in Chief
June 7th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Sometimes the truth is not always a bed of roses.
I mainly save my more passionate articles for my justblogme blog.
I hope that you do not receive any negative feedback.
I understand that people just want happy…happy things to read and unfortunately that is the type of ignorance that allows the horrifying abuse to go on without being addressed.
Awareness is the key to beating the odds in this battle!
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June 8th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
This is a powerful message that needs to be told, several times so others can see themselves in this way. I know what abuse can do first hand, and thank goodness I could learn from that mistake that was thrust upon me. Keep up the good work.
June 13th, 2009 at 10:29 am
i almost didn’t know what to say. It made me think for a while, and everything just points out to Satan - the devil who enjoys all the pain and wickedness sown on this earth. Both the abuser and the abused are victims. Why? This article mentioned that the abused tend to become an abuser himself as a means to cope with his confused childhood. But yes, an increased awareness of this expanding “fruit of the devil” can help minimize it, if not stop.
Thanks for doing the job D!
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