I think part of it depends on the age you were when you were abused, the extent or frequency of the abuse and who the abuser was. The closer the relationship of the abuser and the longer the duration of the abuse the greater chance there is of having repressed memories.

I am in counseling for the first time now at 34 years old. I was abused by 3 people, two were very close family memebers. I can remember everything right up to the point where its going to happen and its as if my memory goes blank.

I had always remembered those memories. Yet, I just recently had a memory return, it was so vivid and clear as day, I remember it like it was yesterday, the house, bathroom everything. I have not told my therapist about it yet, but will try to get the nerve to the next time I meet with her.

I will say that I 100% believe that repressed memories do exist. One because I recently had one come back and I know I am not crazy. Two, because I saw my little sister get abused when I was very young. She was even taken to the hospital after, yet, she does not remember it at all, and I have never told her about.

I have asked her if she was ever abused as a child and she said no, just that one time a man had asked her to do something, but never did it. It was a different man, than the person who I saw do something to her so she definately has that memory repressed.

Hangingon