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Originally Posted by ScientiaOmnisEst
I don't believe in repression, if that's what you're implying. And I find it hard to believe that someone could just forget something as traumatic as childhood sexual abuse.
My theory on the issue is that I simply managed to psych myself out bad from reading so much, hearing so many accounts of abusive sex that something in my mind started to believe it's normal, or expected - that it's supposed to be physically and emotionally painful, or a power play, or that I have no reason to believe a partner should care about my "needs". All of which is true, I do believe that on some level, but still....if I did it to myself then the whole issue is just laughable.
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Ok, well you have your beliefs, but repression does indeed happen. Please educate yourself a bit more about trauma.
What if you were sexually abused before you were able to form memories? Do you really think that an infant who has been sexually abused will have no ill effects? Even if it happened on a constant basis?
The body holds memories that the mind does not.
I urge you to read up on trauma and its effects. It sounds like you don't want to believe in repression or the possibility of pre-memory abuse causing later effects because you couldn't handle knowing that happened to you. You much rather find a name of a disorder to explain your aversion and immediately dismiss a real possibility given your extremely adverse reactions.