Treating the effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse at the Ruislip Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Clinic
Also serving the areas of Eastcote, Hillingdon, Harrow, Pinner, Northwood and Uxbridge, Edgware, Stanmore, Watford and London.
Child abuse can take various forms, all of which can cause long term damage to a child: physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. This page is devoted to sexual abuse as it has the potential to cause the most harm because of the amount of guilt and shame involved due to the personal nature of the abuse.
Sexual abuse is when a child or young person is pressurised, forced or conned into taking part in any kind of sexual activity with an adult or older person. Sexual abuse is one of the most damaging and traumatic events a child can experience and the feelings of guilt and shame often remain with people throughout their lifetimes.
If you have been abused, or fear you have, it can be very hard to take the first step in seeking help – especially if you have never told anyone about the abuse. Or maybe you have tried to talk about the issue before to friends, family or professionals which may have made you feel a little better, although the painful emotions and memories still exist.
Unfortunately, sex abuse is very common. Some of my clients seek treatment purely for the negative feelings they still have from the abuse, but it is more often the case that clients will mention that they were sexually abused as a side issue when consulting for other problems such as low self esteem, panic attacks or drug abuse. I regularly see people who experience anxiety and other symptoms as a result of abuse. I understand the effects of abuse and will not judge you in any way.
The Psychological effects of Sexual Abuse
• Isolation - victims often feel different and isolated from other children.
• Feelings of rejection - the child may conclude that the offender could not love them or they may fear rejection from other loved ones should they find out
• Secrecy - They have a guilty secret that one one can know about. They hold back from showing their true thoughts and feelings
• Guilt and shame - Children often blame themselves, and often offenders encourage the child into accepting blame and responsibility. See below for more general info on Guilt
• Anger - Towards themselves, the offender and those who failed to protect them.
• Fear - The child may have been threatened or coerced. The child is afraid to tell because of fear of punishment, blame, abandonment or not being believed.
• Sadness and Betrayal - Particularly if the offender was a loved and trusted person.
Child sexual abusers (paedophiles) can come from any professional, racial or religious background, and can be male or female. They are not always adults - children and young people can also behave in a sexually abusive way. Often the abuser is a family member or someone known to the child, such as a family friend.
They may also play on a child's guilt and persuade them it was their fault and really they wanted it to happen. Some abusers may pretend abuse is normal and a way of showing love in families and may reward the child for their participation - this is called Grooming - preparing the child for abuse.
Guilty Feelings
Excessive guilt is sometimes the result of childhood sexual abuse, but it is certainly NOT the only cause of adult guilty feelings. Guilt is a very powerful and destructive emotion and has the ability to eat away at us, should it become extreme. Often, I hear my clients say they were born with a guilty conscience.
Guilt is very often connected to feelings of rejection. It often manifests itself as having a strong sense of responsibility for others or a need to please others. We may focus on the possible upset or offence we may have caused other people and ruminate about how they will think of us.
We may replay conversations in our mind, tormenting ourselves that we have said or done the wrong thing. Normal guilt occurs when we think we have done something wrong and excessive guilt occurs when we have the additional belief that as a result we are a bad person and don't deserve to feel happy and enjoy life.
Are you suffering from guilty feelings?
- Do you feel overly responsible for other people, trying to make everybody happy, even at the expense of your own happiness. You give too much of yourself unaware that guilt is the motivator for such thoughtful behavior.
- Are you overly conscientious? You worry over every action you take as to its possible negative consequence to others, even at the expense of your needs and wants.
- Are you over sensitive . - worrying that things you've done or said may have caused offence. You are hyper sensitive to the cues of others in how they respond to you.
- Are you silenced or do you retreat into the background around others by the fear of doing or saying something wrong.
- Do you have trouble making decisions? It is so important to always be right in your decisions that you become unable to make a decision.
- You ignore the full array of emotions and feelings available to you. Overcome by guilt or the fear of it, you can become emotionally blocked or closed off. You find it hard to fully enjoy the happy times in life.
How Pure Hypnoanalysis can resolve the effects of Sexual Abuse
If, even after many years have passed, you are still feeling the shame, guilt and sadness from being sexually abused, hypnoanalysis can finally release the negative emotions from your past. Emotions that are bottled up cause us sadness and problems simply because they are pushed away, so we do not have access to them to resolve them. Hypnoanalysis releases these bottled up emotions from our childhood...permanently.
At the Ruislip Hypnotherapy Clinic, I offer the best form of therapy for permanently releasing the anxiety and emotions caused by sexual abuse. Hypnoanalysis allows the client to resolve the very root cause of their problem, helping them to change their lives significantly in a short space of time. Analytical therapy is used to discover the cause of the problems to allow an emotional release. The emotion once released will take with it its symptoms - leaving you feeling happier, calmer and symptom-free.
Clinic Details
The Ruislip Hypnotherapy Clinic is based in the professional and relaxing surroundings of the The Windmill Studio Centre. It is a two minute walk from Ruislip Manor tube station (Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines) and there are parking facilities right outside.
Address
The Windmill Studio Centre
106a Pembroke Road
Ruislip
Middx
HA4 8NW
(picture: reception area)
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Booking your free initial consultation couldn't be easier.
It is perfectly natural that you may have questions about hypnotherapy. To arrange a free consultation or to book an appointment call 0208 868 8330 or mobile 07740 781 573
If I'm with a client, you can leave a confidential message on my answerphone and I will return your call as soon as possible.
Alternatively, you can email me at: info@caraostryn.co.uk
Sexual Abuse help at the Ruislip hypnosis and hypnotherapy clinic with experienced hypnotist and hypnotherapist, Cara Ostryn. The clinic serves the following areas in London: Eastcote, Hillingdon, Harrow, Pinner, Northwood and Uxbridge, Edgware, Stanmore, Watford, Greenford and London.
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