For the past two months I have been working closely with a young lady that is between the age of 16 and 17 years old. She is currently showing many signs of depression and is also having nightmares at night. The reason why she is currently experiencing these types of stresses in her life is due to the fact of being first exposed to domestic violence in her house, as well as being physically, sexually and emotionally abused by her stepfather. This young girl named Tina has not only watched her mother being beaten by her stepfather, but has also been a victim of this type of abuse. It is plainly obvious that this man has a serious problem with displacing his sexual and emotional feelings onto someone else, as oppose to just seeking outside help to solve these problems in his life. As a result of this continuous abuse Tina’s life has drastically changed for the worst. Tina is also showing signs of displacement in terms of how she reacts and feels about situations that she is currently placed in.I see her searching for love and acceptance from all the wrong people, because she tends to place herself in 2situations that force her to closely interact with people that are not only older than her, but does not have her best interest at heart.At the conclusion of many of our heart to heart talks I find that she is at ease with her life, at that moment. As time continues to progress her feelings of being at ease is slowly altered by people in her life that have an invested interest to cause her some form of emotional and physical pain. Looking back on Tina’s childhood history it suggests that her overall parental guidance was strained, as a result of her mother having her at such a very young age. Tina’s mother was a child herself when Tina was born, so a lot of the direct raising of Tina was done by her grandparents which as a result could have placed Tina and her mother’s relationship on an entirely different level. Ti...
