Can children or adults truly escape the snares of abusers or past trauma? Is there light at the end of the tunnel for such victims?
When children are abused physically and/or mentally at a very young age they will end up with invisible scares that cannot be healed. It will haunt them for life. For example, it was nothing short of disturbing to watch the News1st video related to the above news article on Newswire (Police hunt for man caught on video assaulting toddler), which was also widely shared on social media. It was like a clip from a horror movie. This so-called father calls his toddler to eat. He feeds the child some food and in the same go punches this little child in the face with a closed fist and the toddler falls to the ground. After a few minutes the father calls the child again to eat. This child obeys his father and goes to be fed with tears streaming down his face, only this time to be brutally assaulted even harder and to go flying to the ground like a paper rocket.
This video made me wonder about the fate of this little child and many other children like this when they grow up. Thankfully someone gathered evidence against this abuser so that he can be dealt with by the government authorities. However, sadly not every form of abuse gets highlighted in this manner and some end-up having to endure it.
As victims grow up they will always try to camouflage themselves in society and try to live a normal life. However, unless they themselves deal with their past trauma, the problems will linger within and constantly haunt them throughout their lifetime. As time goes on, the demons of their past will surface and affect the way in which they behave in society.
What do you think?
Can people who have not dealt with their past traumas change?
Update:
Based on the latest news article on Newswire (Child assault case : Suspect remanded, child placed in probationary care), I am happy that the police have stepped in and acted quickly to correct this injustice. Hats off to the police team! Thankfully, now, there will be some kind of hope for a better life for this toddler. I hope that more people come forward to highlight such injustice, so that the relevant authorities can handle the matter from there on.
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