The way people look at sexual abuse or assault is so different than how we view most other crimes. If someone is mugged, for example, their experience is generally accepted and supported.
This is not the same for abuse where questions arise about how well we’re actually remembering it or could it really have been “that bad.” With this tendency to undermine, it’s no surprise that my own history of childhood abuse is shrouded in doubt.
I’m so sure other people won’t believe me that I’ve pretty much convinced myself at times that I must be lying, remembering it wrong, exaggerating, etc.
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