There are many people who are abused as children, but we don't think about how it affects the abused as adults. Abuse takes many forms; physical, verbal and emotional. Abuse can scar a person mentally and emotionally for the rest of their life. People who are victims of abuse often need to seek therapy to deal with demons from their past. How does this mentally affect people who were abused as children? People who have been abused often feel anger; their anger can often be projected onto others. They can get angry easily. “I was beaten for no reason,” he said. “I’ve had anger issues ever since.” Helling 80 quotes a man. When children are abused, they cannot scare their abusers, so there is no release for them and their anger and frustration grows and ferments inside. They are even more tormented in their own heads, the night reminding them of the pain of their dreams. “In their nightmares, the men all dream of the same place: a blood-stained cot in a damp concrete building at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. » Helling 80. The reminders follow the boys into adulthood, causing constant anger in them. Many of them become abusers. Growing up without liberation and the constant reminder of helplessness and the rage it causes, men want to hurt others as if they had been hurt. If you were raised abusive and never showed different emotions, it would be difficult to understand anything different. So, you will likely inherit the characteristics of the abuser, believing that this is the way to manage and express emotions. These people struggle to express their emotions in a healthy way due to the lack of positive example and often repeat the...... middle of paper ......as or courage to help those who might be stuck in the trap. same darkness of anger, pain and helplessness. They want to end the abuse and end the cycle of torment and suffering it causes so they can move forward and turn darkness into light. “As part of her contribution to Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, Lori, 50, a survivor of domestic violence, agreed to tell her story to the Daily Republic.” Something as simple as telling your story can help someone who is experiencing abuse. Stand up for what you think is wrong and can have a big impact that can help so many others. Everyone has scars, they can remind us of the past and remind us that wounds heal. We can choose to let the scars renew the pain they caused when they were created, we can use them to look back and see how much we have improved. They may still be there but they don't necessarily have to affect us.