It can happen in any family, regardless of its social-economical background. A member of the family or a neighbor can perform the abuse. It can be a rape, caresses, exhibitionism, sex talk etc. Several researches show that 1 woman in 3 is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, but it is very difficult to make a correct estimate, due to the fact that many women suffer from amnesia until they are much older, or they feel too traumatized to admit what happened. Psychosomatic symptoms such as pelvic pains, headaches, G I track disturbances are common.
Women can experience over exaggerated gag reflexes, neck pains and endless nausea.
Survivors who have not recovered any memory from the past abuse, usually experience at least some of these symptoms. It is not surprising, during an or several continuous episodes of abuse, the individual have no control whatsoever on what is happening to them, many of them being sometimes under physical threats such as weapons. The labor was progressing so fast that I felt out of control and scared, and my baby hurt a lot . My body began pushing. The pain became so intense that I found myself retreating out of my body .