riptide i agree that you need to be careful... and some of my memories i do remember... some i know are true... 100% no questions... others i question... i think that it also depends on how you processed what was happening and your ability to cope with the reality... i know that sometimes when i was being abused i had disassociated so much that what i remember is different then a really clear memory... but i can tell you exactly how many slats of wood are across the ceiling in my dad's bedroom and what my body was feeling... but other then that it's just flashes in my brain... while others when i was a teen... i could tell you in detail what happened...lyn