What is sexual abuse?
Sexual abuse is unwanted sexual activity, with perpetrators using force, making threats or taking advantage of victims not able to give consent.
How do members experience sexual abuse?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with sexual abuse*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Trouble adapting to change
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fear of intimacy
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Voice changes
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Self isolation
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for sexual abuse*
Who has sexual abuse on PatientsLikeMe?
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 4 | |
| 20s | 58 | |
| 30s | 102 | |
| 40s | 140 | |
| 50s | 141 | |
| 60s | 128 | |
| 70+ | 26 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 90 | |
| Female | 502 |