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Gender: Female
Status: Married
Age: 31
Sign: Capricorn

City: here
State: Alabama
Country: US
Signup Date: 10/25/2005
15 Sep 07 Saturday 

Current mood:  annoyed
Category: Life
From personal experience, a child may not show many of these symptoms.  I showed maybe two?

These come from the site www.protectkids.com


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There are various lists of possible physical and behavioral indicators of child sexual abuse, some of which are:
  • Waking up during the night sweating, screaming or shaking with nightmares.

  • Masturbating excessively.

  • Showing unusually aggressive behavior toward family members, friends, toys, and pets.

  • Complaining of pain while urinating or having a bowel movement, or exhibiting symptoms of genital infections such as offensive odors, or symptoms of a sexually transmitted disease.

  • Having symptoms indicating evidence of physical traumas to the genital or anal area.

  • Beginning wetting the bed.

  • Experiencing a loss of appetite or other eating problems, including unexplained gagging.

  • Showing unusual fear of a certain place or location.

  • Developing frequent unexplained health problems.

  • Engaging in persistent sexual play with friends, toys or pets.

  • Having unexplained periods of panic, which may be flashbacks from the abuse.

  • Regressing to behaviors too young for the stage of development they already achieved.

  • Initiating sophisticated sexual behaviors.

  • Indicating a sudden reluctance to be alone with a certain person.

  • Engaging in self-mutilations, such as sticking themselves with pins or cutting themselves.

  • Withdrawing from previously enjoyable activities, like school or school performance change.

  • Asking an unusual amount of questions about human sexuality.
(By Kathy Smedley, Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist, and Program Director for the Northeast Texas Children's Advocacy Center.)
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