🌸 How do victims of childhood sexual abuse perceive and feel their sexuality? 🌸
Childhood sexual abuse leaves deep scars that affect multiple aspects of a person's life, including how they perceive and experience their own sexuality in adulthood. When the abuse is perpetrated by parents, who should be the primary protectors, the emotional confusion and pain are even more devastating. This type of abuse not only causes psychological trauma but also distorts the sense of intimacy, profoundly affecting personal relationships and self-perception. 💔 🎭 The trauma and emotional confusion People who suffered sexual abuse during childhood often feel a deep emotional confusion regarding sexuality. Intimacy, which for many is a positive experience of love and connection, may be perceived by these victims as something dark, feared, or even dirty. Abuse by parents distorts the normal boundaries between family affection and sexuality, creating a sense of betrayal and confusion about what love and desire mean. In adulthood, it is common for these individuals to have diffic...