Sexual Abuse Counseling Orlando and Adult Survivors
Do you find that you struggle with shame over the memories of sexual abuse or encounters that felt imposed upon you? Do you find yourself hesitating to place the label of victim on yourself because you feel that at some level you may have had a part in it? Do you find that your avoiding some memories and that you feel sick at the mere thought of the incident or person that inappropriately touched you? Do you struggle in life with guilt and tremendous hurt that seems to manifest itself in the way of challenges you face when it comes to a close and intimate relationships? If so then Sexual abuse counseling Orlando may be right for you.
Sexual Abuse Counseling Orlando
Many survivors of childhood sexual abuse don’t consider themselves to have suffered from sexual abuse. Many in fact don’t even seek the therapy or help needed because the victim of the sexual abuse down deep thinks that somehow they asked for it or invited the sexual encounter. The survivor often holds shame if they had some form of pleasure from the encounter. This blurs their judgment in the ability to see that they were in fact the victim. Most often perpetrators have groomed their victim in such a way that shame and fear is overwhelming. Many men and women who grow up after sexual abuse may find themselves questioning their sexuality. Feelings of anger, shame, and rage last well beyond the abuse.
Sexual Abuse Counseling Orlando
Adult survivors of sexual abuse in their childhood go through a lot during their life as young and older adults. There are plenty of resources for those people who are bold enough to go seek help and support for the pain they feel. Many however suffer in silence and will experience deep shame that impacts the way they are unable to manage life and relationships at times. Sexual abuse counseling Orlando is imperative in order to start to heal. Sexually abused survivors often struggle in the following areas:
- Low sense of self-esteem and worth.
- Intense and overwhelming feelings of shame and intense guilt.
- The compulsion to bond with other people that betray and will mistreat them.
- Depression which can lead to complications if it goes unmanaged.
- Trust issues that can lead to the overpowering need to be in control.
- Body Image issues as well as physiological symptoms.
- Challenges with intimacy and sex.
- Struggle with developing and maintaining intimate and healthy relationships as well as friendships and marriage.
It is very common that the intense shame that the adult survivors experience compel them often to figure out a way to escape their immense pain. Survivors often will embrace very destructive coping mechanisms and patterns to not feel the depression from childhood trauma. Addiction , harm to self, as well as grief are familiar cycles the abused tend to turn to when their pain gets to intense. This relief is only short lived.
Sexual Abuse Counseling Orlando and Adult Survivors
Find a lasting solution to your pain. At High Expectations Counseling we aim to get to the core and not treat symptoms. It’s about restoring your life back to your fullest. You deserve to be free from the bondage that has held you down. Don’t wait another minute. Find support and healing today. Call us at 407-967-1327 and let’s get started.
