Effects of Physical Abuse

Think sometimes I wonder what are the effects of the physical abuse?? What injuries are still there from so many years ago? Sometimes I wonder if the physical problems I have now are in someway caused by the physical abuse I lived through as a child? These thoughts are always running through the back of my head. What damage was done? How do I say to a doctor who's trying to discover the cause of my pain that I was beaten many times as a child? Just many questions with no right or wrong answers.

Monty

{{{{ Monty girl }}}}}

I know how you feel. I dont know how to tell the doctor.

I know there can be lasting effects. I have a broken tailbone from abuse that cant be fixed. I also have very poor hearing from my right ear from being beat in the side of my head as a child.

I dont know what to tell you, but it is very frustrating to have emotional and physical effects many years later.

((((( Monty )))))

((((( Gemmy )))))

((((( everyone who suffered )))))

Petunia

I think that there is physical abuse that can last for a lifetime like hearing lost, problem with sight, internal problems too.

When a doctor takes xrays of my foot I have 2 scars on my bone that says it has been broken 2 times. I don't remember ever have broken my foot. So this was probably done when I was a child.

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I think that if you have serious physical problems today that is causing you pain, maybe it would be better to tell the doctor so he will know in what direction to take to help you out. You don't have to tell him/her everything but just a bit so he/she can be directed on the right road.

Take care sweetie and I'm sorry this has happened to you.

((((((((((((((monty))))))))))))))))

Those are REAL questions that I would like to know as well. In fact, when my doctor found out that I have PTSD from childhood, I was told that one illness that I have is more than likely directly related to that.

It's another thing we live and deal with. I'm sorry you're asking yourself this right now.

Love ya,

Kd

Oh boy, biggy. When I started trying to sort through my owwies with medicos, I carried a list, in word and stick drawings of childhood injuries, hoping somebody could /would match them up for me, and then fix them.

"Oh well" on that pipe dream... I've come to believe that my current conditions are cumulative impacts from physical and emotional abuse. Like the physical stuff wasn't dealt with let alone lovingly, so it got stuck in me. Ane the "freeze everything" effect of terror and no emotional support.... complex questions, no easy answers. So many layers to everything.... all I know is, everything matters.

I found a site that shows every possible problem you can have from sexual abuse in all aspects. I can't remember the website, as it was a few years ago but I can tell you every problem I have now is from the sexual abuse. So it is very widespread and enters every aspect of your life.

Hang in there.

I believe you could have physical problems from child abuse. My brother has brain damage with seizures becauae of it, not to mention the extreame mental damage.
I have a tailbone that was either broken or cracked from being pushed onto a hard floor. I remember not being able to sit for days and years later, I would sometimes get a wierd pain there. But all was forgotten until I was giving child birth both times, and my babies head was pressing on my "healed wrong" tailbone, and i was in terriible pain.
Who really knows what my mom did when I was an infant crying. I shutter to think about it. My mom is a real monster or what my T calls one scary B****.

Here is a website that tells you the after effects of sexual abuse, if anyone's interested.

www.soulselfhelp.on.ca/index.html

I'm the new kid on the block having only joined some hours ago so if I say something silly ..... Male 49 good job 3 properties and 3 nice kids and 2 sick kids who are horrors. Not their fault and ill from birth. My wife and one of the problem kids (one of twins) has bashed me a few times. Police called..charges laid. And it is all my fault according to wife and 19 year old. Police think otherwise.
I am so sick of abuse. I guess thats why I am here

Welcome Lionsland

I am sorry to hear about the problems you are having.


Huggles,

jen

I'm so sorry to hear that you are having all these problems! It is a shame when people accuse innocent people of abuse.

Hang in there. We are all here for you.