Childhood Sexual Abuse and Its Effects in Adult Life Joanna Włodarczyk
The analysis of the material showed risky sexual behaviours, such as multiple sexual partners and casual sex (14 cases). In half of these cases (7) those were actually promiscuous behaviours. The survivors of CSA often engaged in sexual contact while intoxicated. For some of them, alcohol and sex were inextricably connected, as a result of…
Sexual dysfunction in obsessive compulsive disorder
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6953228/ Some evidence from community and clinical research showed that obsessive compulsive symptoms and OCD diagnosis are associated with worse sexual functioning, a higher prevalence of sexual dysfunctions and lower sexual satisfaction. In a national epidemiological study, obsessive compulsive behaviours were one of the strongest predictors of female sexual dysfunction [24]. Kendurkar and Kaur [35] showed…
Sexual Intimacy After Sexual Abuse
https://www.healthyplace.com/sex/abuse/sexual-intimacy-after-sexual-assault-or-sexual-abuse Many adult survivors of sexual abuse find that their sexual attitudes and reactions are impacted after a sexual assault or sexual abuse. While these effects are not permanent, they can be very frustrating as they can decrease the enjoyment of one’s sexual life and intimacy with others for some time. Fortunately, even if one does not actively…
What do terms like systemic racism, microaggression and white fragility mean?
What do terms like systemic racism, microaggression and white fragility mean? Understanding these terms and their meanings is important, sociology and African American experts say, for anyone who hopes to be a meaningful ally in tackling racism: https://t.co/mThjkqCkgC — ABC News (@ABC) June 15, 2020
Don’t Wait, Do it Now
https://www.stats.govt.nz/topics/life-expectancy Life expectancy at birth, total population, by sex, 1950–52 to 2012–14 Year of Birth Male Female 1950-52 67.19 71.29 1955-57 68.02 73 1960-62 68.44 73.75 1965-67 68.19 74.3 1970-72 68.55 74.6 1975-77 69.01 75.45 1980-82 70.36 76.43 1985-87 71.11 77.1 1990-92 72.86 78.74 1995-97 74.41 79.67 2000-02 76.33 81.11 2005-07 78.04 82.16 2012-14 79.48…
Social Anxiety: Hiding In Plain Sight
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hope-relationships/201401/social-anxiety-hiding-in-plain-sight For those with social anxiety disorder, other people represent an enemy. People are adversaries just waiting for that one situation to criticize, belittle, judge, or publicly humiliate them. People are unsafe. The range of social phobia runs the gamut—from those who feel safe only with trusted family members, to those who experience anxiety around people only in specific situations,…
Types of emotional abuse
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/abuse/youre-not-crazy-but-emotional-abuse-can-make-you-think-you-are/ Common types of emotional abuse include: – Gaslighting: Gaslighting is named after the Ingrid Bergman film Gaslight, where the main character is made to feel crazy so that the abuser is allowed to take total control. It’s a common form of psychological abuse where the abuser makes their victim feel as if their reality is not…
