Marcius Melhem case: the psychologist explains the devastating effects of sexual harassment on the life of the victims

The Court decided to continue the trial involving the actor and former director Marcius Melhemrefusing the request to submit the complaints presented against him in 2019. The judge Juliana Benevides de Barros Araújoof the 20th criminal court of Rio de Janeiro, denied the request submitted by the prosecutor Luis Augusto Soares de Andradeof the public criminal action of RJ. The audience hearings are already scheduled for the first week of August.

In conversation with the Portal Márcia Piovesanthe psychologist Andressa Taketa He explained how the repercussions of the media can affect the victims who reported the humorist six years ago. According to her, the performance of the case can be useful for some affected people, but for others it can be a means of reliving trauma.

“For some, it is the beginning of a validation process:” I am not alone “, this encourages the search for help and denounces. The coverage with the coverage is done with the coverage with the coverage. He explained.

The consequences of harassment

Tube It also underlines that the development of trauma in the psychological of the victims after sexual harassment is inevitable. He explains that the effects are “devastating” and generates fear of professional retaliation. “A woman often feels helpless in the face of the situation, fear of losing your job or being discredited. It is common to develop post -stress disorder (PTSD), relive harassment through flashbacks, nightmares and intrusive thoughts, with panic and anxiety reactions in situations that refer to trauma.”

And added: “Furthermore, it can develop widespread anxiety, depression, loss of interest, changes in sleep and appetite and difficulty concentration. Feeling of guilt and shame often silences, making it in doubt its value, its competence and even its perception of reality. Just as confidence in others and herself is deeply shaken.”

The importance of reception

Women who have gone through a scenario of the genre deserve to be welcomed by the Medici teams. The psychologist indicates therapy as the first step for treatment: “The therapeutic process is the way for the victim to elaborate trauma and treat emotional wounds. In the process he frees himself from the weight of guilt, understanding that what he has experienced was violence and not a mistake of her. She saves her car -testimacy, reconstructs her professional image, learns to protect herself, to protect yourself more than to recover what has been lost, she can be missed, be more for its process for awareness.

Source: Terra