Child Abuse, a survivor's story - documentary

[@farahmukhtar184]

It really affects my adult life ...even if am successful in life there is some fear neglect left in me ... abused as a child 😰

[@tessamurphy4616]

i think that we should bring back the death penalty for bad parents who abuse children. ☺

[@MatthewFordVictoria]

I know how you feel Claire. I got sexually abused by a Male Nurse who loves working with young men, and nobody believed me, so the guy was never charged. Instead, the abuse kept happening, and people told me to Let it go, Be a man, Let the past be the past, etc. Trust was something I had a hard time giving, which made it very hard finding any Friends I could trust. Sound familiar???

[@davedmu8]

I hope that both of you can find comfort in knowing you are not alone.

[@TallSilentGuy]

My father once smashed my head against a door hard enough to leave a deep gouge in the wood. When my mother questioned him later about the damage to the door, all he had to say to account for his actions was "I lost my rag". All that I did to provoke this assault was to not answer my younger sister when she asked me a question.

[@iennynet]

I have to say, these actors are AMAZING

[@quantaVastitude2021]

love to all of these who went through abuse never give up you are strong , powerful and loved never focus on what they did to you stay strong never give up

[@nadiajoyable]

wow great video! it can relate with people who have been abused and it can educate people who havent been abused about the traumatizing reality of the different types of abuse. and how it affects people cause what im glad has changed since the 70s is it more discovered and talked about it isnt just pushed under the rug and hidden and now because we have discovered it there are orginizations and counseling to help and inform people about abuse

[@davedmu8]

@SoothedSoul - thanks I did try and get the best actors possible. Though one of them was a last minute stand in but glad you could relate. Though now making another documentary on this (now I am a professional and not a student) so hopefully you will like that one to.

[@elenaelison5041]

I am a 79 year old victim of severe child abuse. I just recently wrote a book entitled "The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries" with a subtitle of "The Secret Life of an Abused Child. The Emotions and the Memories Remain". The experiences left me with so many negative emotions, and the colors of my life were all in black and grays. With lots of work on my personal growth, I have been able to change my perception of life to the colors of the rainbow, but the memories and emotions will always be a part of my life which defines me until today. Elena Elison

[@Deboah311]

Well done napac an excellent video, that lets people know all about what you do, for survivors it is an invaluable organisation, you let survivors know three very important things, you are safe, we believe you, you are not alone, thank you so much. with love and affection Deborah

[@Dunning.Kruger]

im 44... fully disabled, struggle every day just for the basics of life. I hate living, I have nothing, no one and nothing to live for. Thanks to mom, dad and sister.

[@saulcruz5633]

Dunning Kruger Damn man. Mom, Dad, AND sister?

[@testingtest3322]

do you need help??

[@onesurvivor7977]

I am 57 years old and only just come forward about my child sexual abuse, I lived my adult life with the secret. the child sexual abuse occurd in childrens homes run by Cleveland social services. from the age of 6 years old in the mid 60s until I was 16 late 70s, by the time I was 16 years old I had spent 10 years in Cleveland social services run childrens homes. the brutal abuse came first so bad that I was refused hospital treatment with broken ribs broken arm, punched had my face slammed against a concrete wall, my bare back arms and bare backside whipped with a bamboo cane 20 - 30 strikes at a time to get me into a place of fear. I had no visitors in the childrens home, my social worker came to visit my and told him about the abuse it went no further but to my abuser who hit me more for telling about it. I grew up in fear of adults all my life people I did not know, all my childhood I felt it impossible to trust those I do not know. I had a concrete wall built around me so that no person could never get to know me, I have had 2 failed marrages because I was too deep and into my own thoughts and would not let people get to know me. being abused as a child I had to live with all my life of torment and torture. I have refused it to get as far as misusing drugs or alchol by doing this I see it as a victory for me.

[@john123wayne]

I am in a similar situation. I am a couple years younger and I am only beginning to deal with the abuse I received as a child: physical, verbal and mental.

[@bouken539]

Hello, I would love to use this on my activity this coming Friday. It's so hard to search for documentry just like this, I will just reference this, thank you!

[@dovesolutions]

I experienced child abuse as a young child and then sexual abuse after that....it's like peeling an onion, there are layers. Back in the day when I was young the phycologist would tell my parents...that was like a betrayal to me. It took over 50 years to heal from it. I still have some issues and trust is one of them. I was in the foster care system and no one believed me and I learned the only one that could take care of me was me. I ran away and they took me to court....I asked to speak to the judge.....he immediately took me out of the situation and placed me in another home but at that time I was already 14. It affects every aspect of your life. Even as an adult I still had issues with abuse. When it is all you know you without realizing it is what you seek in relationships. I feel for each one of these cases. God has been my salvation in all of it.

[@oscaedo]

Hi Lyssa you should tell someone, school teachers, social service, police , try with many people as you can, dont let him doing more damage to you, we are here to help you too. Good luck.

[@lionessroarsjohnson2684]

Did any of this or all of this happen to you? Is there any way you can let me know what happened.

[@thomaspollock9274]

here in ireland no support is arround with care they dont go to u u have to go to them

[@dannykarbajogutierrez7273]

i run my life not others

[@davedmu8]

If you google it I am pretty sure you will find help. But its a case of wanting help, if you want to help to get through it, you will find it. You don't have to conform to society, that deoesnt make you fucked up. A lot of the feelings about being not courageous or being self confident, are associated with abuse from what I found. It is entirely up to you if you want to talk to someone but you might find that doing so does help you in a lot of aspects of your life.

[@traceysouth1047]

not knowing how old you are or what country you do live in, but I would like to think it is possible to feel better eventually. No, maybe you will never be "over it" and I understand what it's like (trust me) and I also hate talking to therapists about it, or myself. I went through a lot of SSRIs and other AD's before finding one that works better for me. For me, it's Lexapro ; for a relative it was Celexa. you can't erase past. you can fix future however.

[@aramiscute178]

this is so sad

[@lyssawait8263]

I went through this when i was about 5 to 8. and its starting to happen again... i just wanna get away from my father.

[@thisguy7126]

Lyssa Wait are you ok?..

[@realmagic7613]

I pray that you contacted the authorities!!! Or an adult.

[@samsalamander8147]

I know this was 7 years ago but are you are ok now? I hope you got away from your Dad

[@davedmu8]

Me to.

[@clazza01]

There seems to be so many child/adult sexual abusers out there I don't trust ANYBODY AT ALL

[@tlamalthea8462]

i commend these young people for their effort towards healing! for there is always hope. it's one experience to have been abused and aware of the abuse your whole life. it's a different kind of healing process for someone who uncovers repressed memories of child abuse as an adult, as the founder mentions at the beginning of this video. for more information on the latter, visit my blog: learning to live inside my body @ blogspot

[@davedmu8]

Hi, I really think you need to talk to someone, I am happy to listen and help, but I really think you need to talk to NAPAC - Call 0800 085 3330 for free from landlines, 3, Orange and Virgin mobile phones. Call 0808 801 0331 for free from O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone mobile phones. They can put you in touch with organisations who can help you, and they know what you been through. Please get in touch with them i really think they can help you. You are definitely not alone.

[@bbman261]

ahahahaha