Victims of crime, abuse, or assault...Victims often feel anxious, depressed, fearful, and unsafe. They often suffer from anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, hypervigilance or hypearousal, feelings of guilt, shame, blame, or anger. They may find that they develop problems in their sexual relationships. Both Equine Assisted and traditional therapy can be helpful. We offer both. Some court systems, in cooperation with the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA) are finding that the Equine Assisted Counseling can be very empowering and effective for victims. Many crimes involve the use of force or violence, resulting in physical and/or emotional trauma. Each person will react differently to this violence. Emotional trauma can result in denial, disbelief, or anger. Victims may go into shock or numbness. Many will develop an acute stress disorder, which can develop into PTSD. Shock and emotional numbnessThey may feel emotionally numb and shut off from their emotions. They may deny that anything happened. Without their emotions to guide them, they may struggle with making decisions. They may feel as if they are watching a movie about themselves and not really there. This is a type of dissociation response, a basic survival defense mechanism to help them cope with their traumatic event.Denial, disbelief, and angerDenial is also common. Another basic defense mechanism, at a subconscious level their brain tries to deny the event. They may suffer from disbelief, unable to believe that the trauma has happened to them. And they may react in anger.Anger, denial, and disbelief are part of the grief process that must be worked through for their healing. These are part of the journey to acceptance in which the victim accepts what was done to them and can move on with their lives. Getting HelpYour Victims Advocate's Office, often a part of the prosecutor's or solicitor's office, can direct you to locally available resources. Contact them.The National Center for Victims of Crimes have a list of resources and articles that can be very helpful. Below are a list of pages covered by us:Sexual abuseThis page focuses on sexual abuse. It includes child sexual abuse, incest, and adult and teen sexual abuse.Sexual AssaultSexual assault and assault in general differs from abuse in the degree of violence.AssaultAssault is an attack. It is the use of violence. It is the use of physical force and can involve pushing, shoving, hitting, and injury. Just because there is no injury, it is still assault. It can involve the use of the body (fist, feet, etc.), sticks, or weapons.Bullying and harassmentMany children, adolescents, and teens, and even some adults, are bullied or harassed. Stalking and cyberbullying are special types of these.Dating violence and rapeAs women enter their teenage years and dating, they can experience date rape and violence.Emotional abuseAlthough not technically a crime, emotional abuse can be devastating to child, teen, or adult. |
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