Experiencing interpersonal violence leads people to believe that this is the way people treat other people, in addition to the world is an unsafe place (Lecture, Attachment). Recovery from sexual abuse can be difficult because it can drastically change the victims social functioning. According to lecture, victims of sexual assault are three times more likely to suffer from depression, thirteen times more likely to abuse alcohol, twenty-six times more likely to abuse drugs, and four times more likely to contemplate suicide. These issues that arise after abuse has occurred may leave the victim extremely isolated from support systems, which have shown to be a leading factor for recovery from sexual trauma (Fergusson, Horwood, & Lynskey,
Experiencing interpersonal violence leads people to believe that this is the way people treat other people, in addition to the world is an unsafe place (Lecture, Attachment). Recovery from sexual abuse can be difficult because it can drastically change the victims social functioning. According to lecture, victims of sexual assault are three times more likely to suffer from depression, thirteen times more likely to abuse alcohol, twenty-six times more likely to abuse drugs, and four times more likely to contemplate suicide. These issues that arise after abuse has occurred may leave the victim extremely isolated from support systems, which have shown to be a leading factor for recovery from sexual trauma (Fergusson, Horwood, & Lynskey,