Child Abuse- Both Mental & Physical

If we look closely enough, there is abuse and abusers in every person we come across. There are sexual abuses, physical assaults and mental trauma but the worst of its kind is abuse on a child by its parents/ guardians under the pretext of 'Discipline'.

This dire need to enforce 'Discipline' roots from either of the two reasons. One being the traumas the abuser has themselves faced in his/her lives which gives them the false notion that assaulting a child and inflicting 'strict' methods are the only way to control and raise them.

The other reason is often the fact that they themselves have never had to face what they give a child under the facade of 'strict & disciplined' parenting techniques. When a child is mentally harassed and frequently beaten by his/her own, more than physical wounds his/her heart and mind are damaged beyond repair. Lack of confidence, self-doubt, trust issues, anxiety and rebellion all start to instil in their personality. The abusers generally being the parents or guardians themselves soon forget the awful experiences and memories the child has grown up with.

In 90% cases, these kids are the ones who grow up as rebellious and more than often depressed teens and eventually adults. The depressed and anxious youngsters start to find their "home" in strangers, alcohol and substance consumption, while those who don't want to resort to such escapes are the ones who are diagnosed with clinical depression, insomnia, anxiety issues and are borderline suicidal once they come of age.

Being a person with empathy and experience, based on the wisdom gained through the years, in my opinion speaking up, the revolting and filing complaint against such acts needs to be done, not only for ourselves but also for the youngsters around you to protect them and make their futures a little better and theirs pains a little lesser.

One can take a stand for themselves and even call for outside help. Filing complaint to child abuse centres, seeking help from responsible elders, contacting NGOs are the sensible routes a person should take to break open the chains of these events. Just don't give in.

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