What are the signs that someone is a survivor of child sexual abuse?
Lack of trust, unusual fears, withdrawal, low self-worth, eating disorders, suicidal thoughts, irritability, rage, drug or alcohol use, anxiety, prolonged depression, nightmares, excessive worry about dying or loved ones dying, insomnia, becoming recluse, sexual dysfunction, unnecessary guilt, psychosomatic symptoms, spaciness, and symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder give evidence that a person may have been sexually abused. 7 One or two of these symptoms in an individual does not necessarily mean they were abused. However, if a person has many of these indicators then the probability exists that they have a traumatic past of some kind.
