Childhood Can other children cause ptsd?

[Noisytulips]

Hi,
I have so many questions that no more than 3 people have the answer to. I need some guidance as to if it is possible to form PTSD when it was only a 7 year old boy who played sex with me? It absolutely kills me because I continued to do the same play with other kids. I know that he was being molested by his mother's boyfriend, and that he had told his grandma that his stepdad would take pictures of us. The police investigated and found out that I had a broken hymen but I could of been born without it so it was inconclusive and they moved on. Has anyone else been sexually abused by another child? Can children have the same effect as adults when it comes to ptsd?

 

[EveHarrington]

Yes.

There is no rule that ptsd must be caused by adults.

 

[Calendula]

It's called COCSA (Child-on-child sexual abuse). It's actually more common than you think, although many victims are unsure whether it is considered abuse or not. However, it is a real thing.
I have diagnosed PTSD as a result of being sexually abused for 2-3 years by another child - who was my age as well.

The age of the abuser doesn't make your trauma any less important.