Denial is commonly found among persons with dissociative disorders. My favorite quotation from such a client is, "We are not multiple, we made it all up." I have heard this from several different clients. When I hear it, I politely inquire, "And who is we?
Alison MillerTags: denial dissociation child-abuse child-sexual-abuse dissociative-identity-disorder multiple-personality-disorder split-personality childhood-abuse dissociative-disorders ddnos
the abuser's desire to abuse is not created by the child - it is there before the child appears
Carolyn AinscoughTags: shame desire blame child-abuse abuse child-sexual-abuse pedophiles sexual-abse
Like Jocelyn, Survivors often think: * That’s just the way I am
* I’m not lovable, that’s why I keep having disastrous relationships
* I’m not very clever, that’s why I didn’t do well at school
* I’m a loner
* I’m a weak person
* I’m not very nice
* I was a difficult child
Many survivors find it difficult to accept that being sexually abused as a child can continue to affect them many years later. It may seem too fantastic, or too frightening an idea to believe.
David Finkelhor, an American researcher, has tried to explain how sexual abuse affects a child and leads to long-term problems. He suggests four ways in which childhood sexual abuse causes problems:
1 Traumatic Sexualization
2 Stigmatization
3 Betrayal
4 Powerlessness
Tags: child-abuse survivor abuse child-sexual-abuse sexual-assault pedophile childhood-abuse child-rape david-finkelhor
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