The effects of childhood trauma resulting from religious sexual ritual abuse are profound and far-reaching.
Healing is possible when combined with proper therapy that integrates both spiritual...
One of the most common forms of childhood trauma is sexual abuse, which can have lifelong effects that interfere with emotional, social, psychological, and physical health. Sexual abuse occurs when...
Developing Coping Strategies
The need for affection and acceptance is innate in human beings from birth. Children who feel rejected or neglected may develop behavioral patterns that help them cope...
What is Religiously Contextualized Childhood Sexual Trauma?
Religiously contextualized childhood sexual abuse refers to situations where children are exposed to sexual activity between two...
The subject of this article is sexuality and spirituality, and specifically how childhood religious trauma can influence one's adult preferences and behaviors around intimacy and pleasure. While it...
Emotional neglect is an important issue that can have significant impacts on both individuals involved in a relationship. It refers to when one person in a relationship fails to meet their partner's...
What is Teasing?
Teasing refers to playful verbal or physical behavior that creates a sense of tension or excitement while denying an actual threat or harm. It is often used to express affection,...
Sexual rejection is a common experience during childhood that can have lasting effects on an individual's sexual behavior and intimate relationships in adulthood. Sexual rejection occurs when someone...
Zoophilic desires are often seen as being unnatural and immoral due to the fact that they involve attraction towards animals.
There is evidence that suggests that these desires may be more common...
Emotional invalidation is the act of dismissing, belittling, minimizing, ignoring, or otherwise discrediting another person's feelings, thoughts, opinions, or beliefs, particularly when they are...