MSJ-03: Perpetrator Tactics: Introducing Pleasure to Abuse
At the best of times the child or young person often feels a sense of confusion when exploring sexuality. Sexual abuse adds to this confusion especially when perpetrators
At the best of times the child or young person often feels a sense of confusion when exploring sexuality. Sexual abuse adds to this confusion especially when perpetrators
you might be really on top of it one week and then all of a sudden what you’ve learnt has just turned bad and you just feel like a little pile of...
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None of that explains why I suddenly stopped mid-stride that day, struck by a new and horrible understanding of Charles’ outburst. I wish I could explain fully why it took until then for...
Interestingly, when guys attend the workshops and we begin dropping a little knowledge on neuroscience and emotion their beliefs begin to change and accelerated healing often follows.
People who experience this fear don't usually wish to avoid intimacy, and may even long for closeness, but frequently push others away or even sabotage relationships nonetheless.
Fear of intimacy, sometimes referred to as intimacy avoidance or avoidance anxiety, is characterized as the fear of sharing a close emotional
continued...Coach T chops it up with Mike, another male survivor who entered the program years ago. They candidly discuss the various seasons of life in healing and dealing with sexual abuse.
Coach T chops it up with Mike, another male survivor who entered the program years ago. They candidly discuss the various seasons of life in healing and dealing with sexual abuse.
Relationship burnout refers to someone detaching or disconnecting from a partner for a variety of reasons. One of the reasons might include dealing with challenging issues of a male survivor partner. Over time,
Scotty: I'm not a PERFECT person today - and that's OK. I can finally laugh at myself with healthy shame. I have and am developing an even healthier shame. I'm conscious of how I'm feeling. If I was to say
Often time dealing with sexual leads to partners, spouses detaching or disconnecting from the male survivor. It can be for a variety of reasons. Over time, someone may subconsciously or
INPOD
Betrayal trauma is the result of the violation of a deep attachment, where there has been abuse or neglect of an individual who depends on that attachment for their safety and well-being. Betrayal Trauma occurs most commonly from:
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But chronic stress, which is constant and persists over an extended period of time, can be debilitating and overwhelming. Chronic stress can affect both our physical and psychological
INPOD
Not only is an incessant drive towards productivity likely to create stress and anxiety, but it may also be preventing you from facing your emotional demons, maybe it's the childhood sexual abuse driving productivity.
INPOD
When it comes to sexual assault, abuse, and harassment, men are taught to not identify as victims. Men tend to be taught to suppress emotions, avoid
INPOD
The people-pleasing or compliance patterning response is usually demonstrated by people who have been exposed to repeated traumatic events, as opposed to a one-time
These men, who became friends, comrades, and fellow sojourners through the darkness, modeled to me each week a new definition of what it was to be male and strong. In one moment, I
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Toxic triangulation occurs when someone attempts to get other people to side with them instead of you. It can feel as
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This means that the troubling and painful feelings, behaviors and thoughts people experience are a legacy of the manipulation, control, betrayal and physical assault that occurs
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Guys constantly want sex, or so we've been conditioned to believe. If this sounds like you, it may be a case of sexual aversion. Another way to think of it is your body's intense response to sexual anxiety.
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Stress and anxiety, especially before medical or dental procedures; panic attacks; and post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD).
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It was scary; I was afraid of judgement most of all. I had feelings of guilt, and I struggled with self esteem and trying to hide my story.”
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I used to ponder if being sexually abused by men as a child contributed to my being gay. So, I will share with you my experience and belief. Sexuality is a highly complex subject for many male survivors.