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Sexual Issues

the Askios website

Some survivors of child abuse go on to have problems with sexual relationships later in life. Survivors of sexual abuse in particular may go through a lot of confusion about the dynamics between sex, love and intimacy.

Click here for further reading:

Behaviours that Result from Sexual Abuse

CSA: Associations with the Sexual Functioning of Adolescents and Adults

Does This Make Me Gay?

Sexual Abuse Survivors and Sex

Sexual Functioning in Women Reporting a History of CSA

Sexual Healing from Sexual Abuse: Advice for Adult Survivors

Sexual Problems

Survivors Face Increased Risk from HIV/STD Infections and Unwanted Pregnancies

Stream & moss

I have the courage to decide what I will give and what I will not give.