Question about physically abused teenagers?

Is it normal for teenagers who are physically abused to have a completely changed personality, not want anyone's help anymore and think no one can make them happy anymore, even people they really used to care about?


Just wondering, cause it happened to one of my friends.Question about physically abused teenagers?
Yes because they were hurt really bad by the people they trusted most-their parents and so that has left them feeling like there is noone else they can count on or depend on but themselves so they push everyone else away. It is a self-preservation tactic. They think that if they push everyone else away and not let anyone else in they won't get hurt again by people they once loved and cared about.








But if you are patient and kind enough you can break that outer shell and get to the root of the problem and help them deal with it instead of burying it and pretending it didn't happen such as with the self-preservation tactic they built up. Your friend can get through this but he will need your love and support to do so. Just be there for him and be his friend. If you are able to, try to get help for your friend to live somewhere else so he/she won't get hurt anymore, if not just be there to listen and offer your shoulders to help them get through it.Question about physically abused teenagers?
I hate to say ';normal';, because physical abuse is not normal in the first place, but I think that reaction is common. However, it is not a good reaction. I am not a doctor, but that sounds like a classic description of depression or perhaps post-traumatic stress disorder.





(I'll assume your friend is a guy, cuz writing he/she all the time is annoying).





You may want to tell his parents (unless they were the abusers), or maybe a guidance counselor, just to make sure that other folks are aware of it. Watch your friend very carefully- he may just need some time to heal, but if he starts making statements that sound suicidal you should tell someone so he can get help before he hurts himself. I think in the case of many teen suicides, a lot of people see the warning signs but no has the courage to act.





As far as being helpful to your friend, don't go nuts over him- panicking or making a big fuss over him will probably make him more upset. Just be calm, let him know you're there for him, and be willing to listen to him if he wants to talk.
thats a terrible thing to happen,it sounds like they have withdrawn,understandably so,if it was someone close to them,in a positon of trust ,this would compound the problem as it violates even more and deeper into the psyche of the person being abused.As much positive influence as possible is bound to help.One of the traps for the abused is to somehow feel responsible for the abuse,this can make it a lot harder to bounce back from the situation,they need to understand and accept that fundamentally the abuse is 100% an issue of the abuser and in no way reflects on them.I send my best wishes out to this person and hope you can support and help them through this. If i chop down a tree ,is it the trees fault?
yeah, it's normal. Because being abused changed one person's perspective about life and people. She or he is afraid to trust someone again and doesn't believe in happiness because of what it had done to her/him.





You should try and talk to your friend. Even though, she tried to push you away or won't tell you anything, it will take some time for her.
yes,it is very common


it sounds like she is developing or has depression.
yeah :l