Hello Board,
I was just wondering, not being a psychologist or psychoanalyist myself, if a child is neglected, physically/ emotionally/verbally abuse in their home, by the parents or other forces, would that child seek "love" somewhere else? As in, confiding in another human being and indulging in sex at an early age?
-Rick
I think it definitely could lead to the person going out and seeking love. I had an alcoholic father that was very overbearing. When I became a teenager, I did become very promiscuous. Not because I liked sex but because I wanted love and attention. I think this is very common especially among girls who didn’t get what they need from their fathers.
But like Wally said, there are many reasons why people do the things they do.
Possibly, but even the experts will tell you that human behavior is anything but an exact science. You can't boil it down to anything predictive and you can't assume the reasons people do things.
You will, however, find a fair number of posts on this board that attempt to do just that - explain human behavior in every exacting terms.
There are countless reasons a person might "seek love," confide in others, and seek sex an early age... doing those things doesn't even suggest he or she was abused. And there's no guarantee that a person who engages in those behaviors was abused, either.
Best to learn to appreciate the uncertainty.