The Raped & The Rapist

I have come to realize that when someone has been violated or taken advantage of, (aka "the raped") either it be emotionally or physically. That person tends to later on become the person who takes advantage of another. (aka "the rapist") This is a hard truth that the prey becomes a predator. For example: someone has hurt in the past in a certain way, and there forth, becomes hardened from that hurt and more insensitive to others. So thus, when they want something they will not hesitate as much, and will tend to take advantage of someone to get whatever it was that he/she wanted. Thus with the lack of emotional attachment that person does not feel any remorse for the wrongs he/she has committed. They just think that, that is the way the world works, even though that is a grave misconception. That is the way their world works. So, "the rapist" now has wronged the person, and goes on living life like that event never happened, he/she is basically oblivious to the other person's pain. Thus causing a chain of events that cause his/her victim to become hardened and have the great probability of becoming another "rapist". As I said before this happens to many people in either, emotional or physical ways. The most common of these are in the emotional ways. The "rapist" plays on the person's emotions just to get what they need, and the victim, not knowing he/she is being victimized, thinks that it is genuine. Even when others confront the "victim" about it, he/she refuses to believe it until he/she is told by the "rapist" that she/he did take advantage of the "victim", and didn't have any genuine feelings for him/her. Even if somehow the "rapist" did become at one point emotionally involved with the "victim", and that feeling passed. After being told this the "raped" then will have a tendency to become very emotionally distressed, either with great sorrow, or anger. This is a great example on how many people choose to commit suicide, because the victim feels as if he/she has nothing anymore, but those who are strong enough to get through it, still unfortunately to become desensitized and hardened, thus becoming another "rapist". This is the vicious cycle that occurs, when a person has been hurt by another.

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