One in 33 American men have experienced an attempted or completed rape. For men, the horrors of abuse can be intensified by cultural stereotypes regarding masculinity, which often drive the talk, or lack of it. Sexual violence can also serve as an assault against ideas about what a man isContinue Reading
These women came a variety of backgrounds, ethnicities and relationships. But they all had one thing in common. “They were people who had really integrated themselves into people’s lives,” Stevens said. “Grooming these boys in childhood into what would become sexual relationships later on.” These female perpetrators, Stevens says challengeContinue Reading
You can definitely have better self-esteem. No question, sexual abuse damages your good feelings about yourself as much as it damages trust. But, if you choose a psychotherapist who specializes in sexual abuse and understands not only its conscious effects but also what you can’t know about yourself, you canContinue Reading
People who were sexually abused as a child were three times more likely than others to try to kill themselves, according to the new study in Psychological Medicine. Childhood abuse increases risk of adult suicide, finds research | Mental health | The Guardian People who experienced sexual, physical or emotionalContinue Reading
For men who have experienced sexual violence, confusion and uncertainty around intimacy is understandable, if you consider how some people who perpetrate sexual abuse invest considerable time and effort in getting to know a child, to build trust and a sense of intimacy in order to commit sexual abuse. TheContinue Reading
Documentary series charting the change in attitudes to homosexuality during the 20th century. This programme looks at the late 40s and 50s. In spite of the fear and repression of the era, many were able to form loving and lasting relationships. The men and women who lived through this timeContinue Reading
Documentary series charting the change in attitudes to homosexuality during the 20th century. This programme looks at the late 40s and 50s. In spite of the fear and repression of the era, many were able to form loving and lasting relationships. The men and women who lived through this timeContinue Reading
Documentary series charting the change in attitudes to homosexuality during the 20th century. This programme looks at the late 40s and 50s. In spite of the fear and repression of the era, many were able to form loving and lasting relationships. The men and women who lived through this timeContinue Reading
Indeed, anxiety would not exist without one of the great achievements of human evolution—our ability to imagine and mentally inhabit the uncertain and unknowable future. When anxiety propels us into the future tense, we are often smarter, more focused, and more goal-oriented so that we can snap into action ifContinue Reading
Indian society laughs on a man when he says he has been raped. India ridicules any complaint about male rape. Indian feminists and society think that only men are perpetrators of a heinous crime like rape and they don’t get that even women can rape a man. This is soContinue Reading
