I have been in and out of therapy, PHP, and inpatient stays in my adult life and only now at 46 do I have a pretty clear memory of my abuse and abusers. I had a therapist who specialized in Dissociative Disorders and he helped me realize how normal it is to dissociate during abuse. Much of mine was as a kid so I became skilled at it to survive. I feel safe now and know who my abusers were and have cut contact with a family member that was a perp that I dissociated. If you cannot get a real name nicknames sometimes help and give you power. I went the police route and they did not do much 20 years later and their sceptical attitude was hurtful. My civil suite went much better.

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