Rape is “sexual intercourse with a woman by a man without her consent and chiefly by force or deception.”(Merriam- Webster's Collegiate Dictionary) Rape or sexual abuse of any kind is a serious matter. Even after all emotional challenges a person faces during the encounter it continues on passed that. Often times after an encounter, a victim will begin to have changes within themselves. Because it is such a serious matter a person may need to seek professional help or help from someone they trust, though it might be embarrassing to admit. Rape or Sexual abuse is a serious crime against a person. It’s not only is traumatic at the time but it continues to traumatize a person days, months and years after it has happened. Rape or sexual abuse can cause a UN healthy view of body image. Due to lack of high self esteem and good body image a person can acquire an eating disorder, such as bulimia or anorexia. Anorexia is an obsession with body weight. It is extreme and if not treated a person can die. Bulimia is the act of binging and purging, eating a lot of food then forcing yourself to vomit it up. Bulimia is fatal if not treated and usually has emotional issued connected to it. Self injury is another effect rape or sexual abuse can have on a person. The person will feel guilt for happened and become depressed, angry or have extreme anxiety. A person will in return become impulsive and self mutilate to help cope with all the feelings(Croft). Many disorders or syndromes may occur after an encounter of rape or sexual abuse. One may be Post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. This is when the victim experiences severe stress, fear, and anxiety. Something may stimulate them to feel the emotions they did during the rape or abuse, a flash back. Stockholm syndrome is another thing that can occur; this is when the victim emotionally bonds with the victimizer. This happens involuntary and subconsciously. Dissociative Identity disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder is a dissociative disorder when a person has two or more separate identities that control an individual’s behavior at different times. As a result of rapes and sexual abuse often times the victim will inhabit sleep disorders, and disturbances. A victim will have nightmares and/ or just not be able to fall asleep because of fear. Body memories which are when a victim changes their emotional problems into physical problems that cannot be explained, can also occur. This can range from serious to minor. An obvious effect of rape or sexual abuse is sexual transmitted infections or diseases, or even pregnancy. This can lead to many numbers of things. Not only health wise but also the person will have low self esteem and feel it’s their fault. They will think about suicide, commit suicide or abuse illegal substances.(Stevens) Rape or sexual abuse is a self destructive problem a person may face in their lives. It needs to be faced head on, so the person can try to regain their normalcy in life. It is out there and it does happen, don’t think that it can’t happen to you, because it can happen to anyone. So be safe and if you are a victim seek help so these things do not ruin your life.
Here is a video of the effects of sexual abuse on a male -
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/The-Effects-of-Male-Sexual-Abuse-Video
Its a bit dry, but the effects of child sexual abuse is shown -
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/125781/how-to-protect-children-from-sexual-abuse.html
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