 Rape and childhood sexual abuse can have substantial short-term and long-term effects.  Depression has been cited as one of the major effects of rape and childhood sexual.  Depression causes sadness which can lead to suicide.

 Human beings posses great memory and we cannot resist to flashback on past events.  Flashbacks are long term effects of rape and childhood sexual.  Flashbacks are inevitable and can cause trauma.

 Sexually transmitted diseases are the greatest fear of every human being.  Rape and childhood sexual can bring deadly sexual diseases upon the victim.  Some diseases are short-term while others are long term.

 Depression as I said earlier my lead to suicide.  Rape and childhood sexual victims may get so depressed that they opt for suicide.

 It is evident that rape and childhood sexual survivors have diverse reactions.  These may include, depression, guilty, blame, as well as shame.

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