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farox t1_ixyoisu wrote

Reply to comment by TalmidimUC in Childhood traumas strongly impact both mental and physical health, new study shows. For every reported type of abuse experienced in childhood, a participant's risk for PTSD increased 47%. Each cumulative trauma also increased one's risk for making a suicide attempt by 33%. by Wagamaga

Girls are more often victims, iirc. Which makes sense Imo as there are more straight men when it comes to sexual violence. Not saying that under reporting for men/boys isn't a thing.

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TalmidimUC t1_ixyxpap wrote

I get what you’re saying, but please don’t downplay the significance and frequency of male sexual abuse or assault.

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DoodlerDude t1_ixz4jfs wrote

“Girls are more often victims”. We don’t know that, due to the underreporting you are downplaying.

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Repulsive-Barber2001 t1_iy5cpc2 wrote

Men/male children do underreport. Most men who were sexually abused or molested as kids keep it to themselves. Many girls also keep to themselves but I believe more girls will report bc they know that’s what they should do, whereas boys believe that’s what they shouldn’t do. As the internet expands & resources become more avail, maybe the way our culture embraces discussions like this will help adults to provide more safe spaces for children to address what they experienced.

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