| Violence against women is one of the
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| | become shamed-based and feel they are
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| primary health problems facing adults
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| | worthless, unacceptable and bad. This
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| today. Many people are not aware that
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| | vicious cycle can drive a victim inside a
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| childhood maltreatment is a powerful risk
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| | private world of suffering, loss of
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| factor for health problems in adulthood.
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| | power, re-victimization and deep self
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| Its victims can suffer lifelong health
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| | doubt. Beliefs can certainly impact
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| effects.
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| | health.
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| Maltreatment is best viewed as a risk
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| | Interpersonal difficulties is another
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| factor for a wide range of subsequent
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| | avenue. Adults survivors can have
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| health problems. Were you neglected,
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| | difficulties in their adult
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| sexually abused or physically abused as a
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| | relationships. Examples include
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| child? An important step is to face the
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| | difficulties in trusting others,
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| truth about how you suffered as a child.
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| | inability to set boundaries, avoidance of
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| Health effects have to be assessed within
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| | intimacy and close relationships and
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| a developmental perspective. There are
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| | sexual difficulties. These difficulties
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| several avenues by which abuse can affect
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| | can result in social isolation, marital
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| health.
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| | disruptions and divorce. Past
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| The first avenue is physiological.
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| | maltreatment or victimization can set up
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| Traumatic events can alter the brain and
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| | an adult victim for relationship
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| body. The human system of self defense
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| | failures. This can lead to poor health
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| becomes disorganized and overwhelmed.
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| | outcomes.
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| Traumatic events produce profound changes
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| | Finally, the fifth avenue can be in the
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| in physiological arousal. The nervous
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| | area of emotional difficulties. An adult
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| system becomes sensitized and comes to
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| | victim can have anxiety, fear, terror,
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| anticipate trauma. There can be dental,
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| | and sadness. They may adopt a position of
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| vision or hearing problems. An adult can
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| | surrendering to life and feel they are
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| suffer from headaches, backaches, chest
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| | abandoned to their fate. They may develop
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| pain, pelvic pain, chronic pain and
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| | antisocial behaviors that isolate them in
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| fatigue.
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| | relating to others. An adult may suffer
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| A second way that abuse that affect
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| | from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder which
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| health is behavioral. Adult survivors may
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| | can significantly impact daily life.
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| engage in harmful actions or behaviors
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| | Another result could be depression and
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| and become very self destructive. Some
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| | that disorder can have a devastating
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| behavioral examples are self-injury,
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| | affect on health.
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| shame, suicide attempts, eating
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| | A history of childhood victimization and
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| disorders, high risk sexual activity,
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| | maltreatment can have a significant
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| compulsive spending and gambling and
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| | impact on adult health. It can be
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| substance misuse. These behaviors may be
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| | associated with a range of difficulties
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| used to numb feelings so the pain can be
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| | in adulthood.
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| coped with. These high risk behaviors can
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| | Developing healthier coping skills is a
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| impact health.
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| | major focus of personal coaching with an
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| A third avenue is cognitive - child abuse
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| | adult who has this history. Coaching can
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| is associated with distorted beliefs and
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| | assist an adult in managing stress more
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| perceptions about one's self and one's
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| | effectively. Personal coaching can help
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| behaviors. These negative beliefs can
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| | an adult to learn to nurture and care for
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| undermine health and lead to low
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| | themselves. There is alot of power in
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| self-esteem, self blame and feelings of
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| | self care. You deserve to live a most
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| worthlessness and inadequacy. It may be
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| | joyful and healthy life and personal
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| common for adults to have perceptions of
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| | coaching can assist you on your path to
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| helplessness, chronic danger and
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| | extreme self care and wellness.
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| consequent hyper-vigilance. An adult may
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