Child abuse is emotionally and physically damaging. This means it damages your body and your mind. It can make you confused, frightened and anxious. Often you do not even realise what is happening to you or why you are acting in such a strange way.
Sadly, for some people they find that the only way they can cope with this pain and mental torture is to hurt themselves. They cut, burn, scald or scratch themselves…some may even swallow poisonous chemicals.
One of the main reasons for this is because they feel that no one will understand how they feel. They WILL!! It is very important if you are feeling this way.…if you have hurt yourself or even thought about hurting yourself…that you talk to someone.
You are not on your own! Visit the pages in the rest of this section to find out more.