Survivors of Sexual Assault

- Survivors of Sexual Assault -

President Emeritus (Life) - Australian Hypnotherapists’ Association

www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au

Hi. You sound reel cute! How old are you and what do you like doing after school?

I am 14 and a bit of a fitness fanatic, I often go power lifting after school.

Beware of the Internet. You do not know who you are talking to. Chat Rooms are fun, but never arrange to meet someone alone, or give out your real name or where you live, unless you can verify they are who they are and you are able to keep your self safe.

What is Child Sexual Assault?

Child and adolescent sexual assault is a crime. It occurs when someone uses his/her

power or authority over a child or adolescent, taking advantage of the child or

adolescent’s trust and respect, to involve the child in any sexual activity.

This is usually an adult or someone bigger than the child or adolescent.

Sexual assault can impact on the young person and their family in many different ways. They may experience fear, anger, confusion, sleeping difficulties, mood changes, school problems or a range of other difficulties.

Sexual assault is always the responsibility of the offender. The child or adolescent is NEVER to blame.

Adult survivors of Child Sexual Assault

Some adults have been able to put their experience behind them without seemingly having been adversely affected by the event as they have grown up.

Some people believe they have put the event aside but still suffer from low self esteem and anxiety which they have carried around for so long that they do not realise these feelings come from the earlier event.

Feelings of shame, guilt, anger and fear are some of the feelings hard to release.

I have worked as a Child Sexual Assault counsellor and helped many Adult survivors of sexual assault release emotions that they have never been able to get over.

If this is you, feel free to contact me and talk about how I may be able to help you.

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"I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness."~Abraham Maslow, 1908-1970, Psychologist

It is not always easy to keep an eye on what the kids are doing. Especially when you yourself have very little time to yourself as it is.

Understand that most times in the past, the sexual offender is someone that is known to the family... Father, Uncle, Neighbour, Friend of the family, more occasionally even the mother or other female.

With the freedom of the Internet, immature minds don’t see the danger of meeting someone that mum or dad do not know, and there is that added concern that you should be on the look out for.

Always let your children know that they can come to you. That nothing is so bad that you can not help them through it.

Sexual predators ‘Groom’ children to believe that you would send them away or that you won’t believe them if they tell you. Or it will be their fault if they get found out.