General things to consider when writing characters who were abused as children
Disclaimer - This is a subject that should not be treated lightly in any medium. Before we get started, please take a moment to consider if you are using child abuse simply for shock value, or if it is truly a necessary part of your story. If you do choose to write about this topic, please add content warnings to your work.
This is just a brief overview. I’ll be covering this in much more depth as time goes on.
Under the jump because of descriptions of abuse. There are some fairly graphic examples hidden behind a link at the very end. If you just want the broad, theoretical strokes of what’s going on, and no examples, don’t click the link at the end.
