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Nightmares. Waking up during the night sweating, screaming or shaking.
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Masturbation. excessive sexual self-gratification and
masturbating.
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Aggressive Behavior. Showing unusual anger and
aggression toward family
members, friends,
toys,
and pets.
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STDs. showing symptoms of a sexually transmitted disease such as complaining
of pain while
urinating or
having a bowel movement, or the presence of genital
infections or odors.
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Physical Trauma. Having symptoms indicating evidence of trauma to the genital
or anal area.
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Wetting the bed. suddenly starting wetting the bed
for no other reason.
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Bulimia or other eating problems, including unexplained gagging.
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Fear of a certain places or locations.
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Frequent unexplained health problems.
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Engaging in persistent sexual play with friends, toys or pets.
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Panic. Having unexplained periods of panic, which may be flashbacks from the
abuse.
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Regressing to behaviors too young for the stage of development they already
achieved.
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Initiating sophisticated sexual behaviors,
sexual acts
inappropriate to his
or her age.
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Fear
of Certain People.
A sudden reluctance to be alone with a
certain person.
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Self-mutilation. such as sticking themselves with pins or cutting themselves.
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Withdrawing from previously enjoyable activities, like
school or school performance change
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Asking
an unusual amount of
questions about
human sexuality.
