Childhood Trauma

Childhood Trauma Family violence is always disheartening. Childhood sexual abuse is by far the worse. There are many forms of childhood sexual abuse. The sexual abuse can involve seduction by a beloved relative or it can be a violent act committed by a stranger. Childhood sexual trauma causes psychological, interpersonal, and behavioral. This paper will show a first account of the impact of childhood trauma.

Family History Jewel grew up in turmoil. She found out from her grandmother that her mother didn’t want her. Her granddaddy unofficially adopted her. Her paternal grandmother had 14 children, all of them were bipolar. Grandmother used to beat her husband with a switch if he didn’t clean up his room. Jewel’s mother always put her needs ahead of her children’s. She gave them a very abusive upbringing at the hands of her boyfriends and husbands.

General Childhood Her grandpa took her from her mother when she was 6 months old so her mother to get herself together. He then gave her back to her mother. Afterwards, the wanted to have visitation rights with Jewel and the mother allowed it to happen because they were still married, just separated. From that day on, her dad continued to beat her no matter what. She would go outside and play with her cousins and they would sometime lie on her and she would receive a beaten. He would beat her with anything he got his hand on. Physical and mental abuse growing up. Raped at age 9 years old. Been raped 7 times by several people/acquaintances. One was a relative. That’s when she started cutting herself. Had a hard life. Her dad threw her across a bridge when she was a baby and she fell into the water. Her grandpa jumped into the water to save her. Around the age 10/11 years old, her dad through her up into the air and beat her all the way down to the floor over and over again. He just beat her the whole time. When Jewel had her first daughter Jennifer, her father beat her. Jewel was 15