The Struggles of a Teenager- Abuse

Unfortunately abuse can happen to anyone; whether it be to a child, teen, or and adult. A lot of times, teens are not always aware that they are being abused or that they are abusing others.

Teaching and educating children and teens about the different kinds of abuse will help them to spot the signs of abuse. Whether that abuse is happening in their homes or in relationships. Also if children are in a home where their parents are abusive, it will be harder for them to spot that as abuse because it seems normal to them. They could easily get into an abusive situations later down the road.

Teens and Emotional Abuse

Emotional abuse is not only name calling or threatening. It is also controlling. For example- not letting them talk to their friends, or calling them over and over again when they are with their friends.

Emotional abuse can be harder to define for a teenager. Their partner may have never hit them. They may think that it is completely normal and that their partner just gets mad sometimes.

Teens and Physical Abuse

Physical abuse may be easier to spot than emotional or sexual abuse. None is lesser than the other. All can cause immense emotional, physical, and psychological pain.

Physical abuse is very dangerous and can escalate very quickly. It can move from grabbing an arm too tightly and leaving a mark to grabbing for someones neck and choking them.

Teens and Sexual Abuse

Sexual abuse does not only include women and children. Men and boys of all ages can also be victims of sexual abuse. Sexual abuse can cause its victims to feel violated, dirty, hopeless, unlovable, and ashamed. These scars are with them their entire lives.

Why don’t they just tell someone?

Telling someone that they are being abused can be very difficult. The person that is abusing them is often someone they love. They are often threatened. They may feel that if they tell someone no one would believe them, or they may be hurt, or even killed.

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