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Abuse Victim Profile

 

Do you fit the profile of a victim of incest or child sexual abuse?
Check any of the following individual behavior patterns that fit you.

  1. People-pleasing and rescuing
  2. Insomnia
  3. Excessive need to control
  4. Obsessive, compulsive behavior patterns
  5. Needy
  6. Low self-esteem
  7. Suicidal
  8. Weak boundaries
  9. Unhealthy choices in members of the opposite sex
  10. Neurotic tendencies
  11. Addictions: drugs, alcohol, sex, food, relationships
  12. Eating disorders
  13. Chronic illness
  14. Manic-depressive behavior (emotional extremes of highs and lows)
  15. Severe depression

Now it's time to take a look at the other common denominators of a child who has been sexually abused, the family system ones. This is the forest that your trees (the individual common denominators) grew under.  Check which of the following family systems common denominators fit you.

  1. Patriarchal (or matriarchal) family system
  2. Obedient/co-dependent mother (father)
  3. Religiously regimented household
  4. Eldest daughter
  5. Alcoholic (or other addiction) parent
  6. Family history of sexual boundary violators

It's never too late to get into incest recovery or recovery from child sexual abuse, sexual assault, rape or domestic violence. Start with either joining a Lamplighters support group near you or starting your own. Be a part of the Lamplighter movement. The current Chapters are shown as star bursts on the map on the home page. Email me at margie@thelamplighters.org for exact locations. If there is none near you, consider starting one. It's so easy, costs nothing and will change your life and the lives of other victims as well. See details on the Start Your Own Group page.

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