Tag Archives: repressed memory

Personal Mental Defense Systems in Sexual Abuse Victims

Posted on March 27, 2016 by

(Edited re-post) Stacey Lannert’s father sexually abused her for years, and her mother ignored it. Stacey ended up protecting herself by killing her father. After she was incarcerated for murder, (Stacey has since been released from prison) Stacey spoke out … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness Frees Our Soul and Generates Joy

Posted on February 14, 2016 by

“When we harbor negative emotions toward others or toward ourselves, or when we intentionally create pain for others, we poison our own physical and spiritual systems.” ~ Caroline Myss Incest and child sexual abuse are an abomination. Even people who … Continue reading →

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Our Body is a Recording of Traumatic or Negative Experiences

Posted on January 27, 2016 by

What I have experienced, and know first-hand, through the work my therapist has done for the past 40 years, could be the medicine of the future –that is, if enough people get fed up over being lied to by the … Continue reading →

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Pry Open Those Wounds With The Truth

Posted on January 6, 2016 by

“Cry out with a hundred thousand tongues; the world is rotten because of silence!” ~Saint Catherine of Siena. Many people -even survivors of child sexual abuse- are disturbed by my honesty. But my articles are written for those who have … Continue reading →

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Our Endangered Species: A Hard Look At How We Treat Children

Posted on December 9, 2015 by

This article is almost 17 years old, but I remember the day I read it in 1998, in The Los Angeles Times (Parade) Magazine. It was only a few months after I remembered my father had sexually abused, raped, and … Continue reading →

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The False Love Between Victims and Sexual Abusers

Posted on November 10, 2015 by

“There are pictures of everything except the fondling and the oral sex that my father forced me to perform for him” ~ Joyce Allan Many victims of child sexual abuse are disbelieved because the child was captured in photos showing … Continue reading →

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The Term “Hysteria” Came from Patients With Repressed Memories of Child Sexual Abuse and Trauma

Posted on October 26, 2015 by

“No patient is eager to discover that she [or he] was violated by people she loved and trusted. In fact, patients tend to cling to their doubts long past the point where most impartial observers would be convinced.” ~~Harvard Mental … Continue reading →

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