Signs and Symptoms of Ritual Abuse:
__Fear of men, women, babies
__Fear of being in a circle or large group of people
__Fear of people you don’t know
__Fear of doctors, policemen, people in authority
__Fear of eye contact
__Fear of blood, bones
__Fear of masks, robes
__Fear of saying your own name or hearing your name said over and over
__Fear of chanting or anything said in unison
__Fear of snakes, spiders, bugs being on you
__Fear of churches, altars, coffins, cages
__Fear of religious symbols or ceremonies
__Fear of knives, chainsaws, circular saws, swords, or any sort of weapons
__Fear of candles
__Fear of urinating or defecating
__Fear of certain meats (hamburger meat, or eating chicken off a bone) or drinks (alcohol, tomato juice)
__Fear of drugs, needles
__Fear of loosing control
__Fear of being confined
__Fear of water or being drowned
__Fear of certain numbers, letters, certain phrases or words, certain nursery rhymes
__Fear of getting married, becoming pregnant, abortions
__Fear of hospitals
__Fear of nighttime or being alone
__Fear of cemeteries, caves, dolls, clowns
__Fear of eye contact
__Fear of hypnosis
__Fear of bedrooms, basements, small rooms
__Fear of being observed during sex
__Fear of penises, or female genitalia
__You’ve been raped
__You repeatedly find yourself in dangerous or abusive situations
__You’ve been shown pornographic material by an older adult as a child
__You’ve had pornographic pictures taken of you
__You have a fear of your picture being taken and don’t know why
__A strong need to protect animals, you relate to an injured or distressed animal
__Memory loss/ blocking knowledge of past abuse
__History of head aches
__History of self injurious behaviors/ cutting/ slashing/ burning/ etc
__History of suicidal impulses/ history of suicide attempts
__History of hospitalization in the psychiatric department
__Highly intelligent
__Inability to withstand physical closeness or touch
__High pain tolerance
__Previous therapy/ in therapy now
__Shows signs and symptoms of childhood sexual abuse/ may or may not remember the abuse
__Nightmares of violence, rape, torture, killings, deaths, sacrifice, candles, witches, people wearing robes, people in black, the devil or Satan, rituals, body parts, orgies, sexual abuse, physical abuse, brainwashing, mind control, switching ie: people or situations are not what they first appeared to be, running for your life, feeling drugged, occult symbolism
__Flashbacks depicting the same themes as your nightmares
__Anxiety around small children, babies or animals
__History of artwork as a child or adult depicting any of the above, also including grid marks, bloody tears, hearts, graves, cyclonic shapes, doodles of circles, triangles or squares spiraling into the center
