[nicoleflynn]

I was molested FIFTY years ago, and this Duggar stuff has triggered me. The ignorance and minimization going on makes me want to scream.

[Whiteroses02]

I was appalled when the father interviewed saying

Possible trigger:

"well it wasn't like it was rape. It was just touching"

Complete ignorance.

I do understand this story was illegally leaked which makes me feel bad for the girls who have to be public about this information. I also understand the parents wanting to protect ALL their children including their son, but comments like that are doing no one justice.

[Nammu]

I havnt been triggered but I'm getting really pissed off with the minimizing.

[shezbut]

I find myself ignoring ALL news and most TV programs completely, in hopes of preventing myself from becoming triggered. I hate it! I wish that I could escape these damn memories, but I can't.

[nicoleflynn]

Exactly, I never should have watched the interview and from now on will ignore anything about them.

[Bird Feeder]

Yes, yes, yes. I wondered if anyone else was triggered? Last Sunday I had a very bad day and couldn't figure out what caused it????

I figured it out, the sexual abuse I suffered as a child was triggered by the whole Dugger fiasco.

The positive is that I called my therapist and told her I was ready to talk about it, something I have avoided for the past 5 yrs I have been seeing her. I also picked up the book "The Courage to Heal". Hoping this all will have a positive affect on my life, but I feel so sorry for the Dugger sisters.

[bounceback]

I had pretty much the same thing happen so I have been very triggered.

[Open Eyes]

I feel sorry for the victims, they don't deserve to have all this played out in all the media as has been taking place.

However, the only "positive" that is taking place is shedding light on how even a sibling can be a danger because most parents never consider that. The message that needs to take place to young men is IT IS WRONG too.

What bothers me is how the parents said they would have never known had their son not told them too. Parents need to realize this can and does happen and be very careful about giving their sons too much power over younger siblings too.

WHILE THE FOLLOWING CONTENT IS MEANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE, IT COULD ALSO BE A TRIGGER!
THEREFORE, PROCEED WITH CAUTION BASED UPON WHERE YOU ARE AT RIGHT NOW!
SAFETY FIRST! - ALWAYS!

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Not so much triggered as PISSED OFF!

The sisters are still being brainwashed and gaslighted by their abuser and his enablers (dear old mom and dad) ... And while it would appear that this family did try to take some corrective action, which is more than my family ever did for me, they still did their best to protect the perpetrator (brother) at the expense of his victims (sisters) while having them believe forgiveness was the key, and that no real harm had been done.

I've often wondered how many more victims my brother had, inside and outside the immediate family (as well as and up to including his own daughter) because STATISTICS DON'T LIE!

These tigers RARELY IF EVER change their stripes! ... And I wonder if these Duggar jackasses have ever wondered the same thing about their own little predatory sex offender?

Most Likely Not!

To me, those who make excuses for and/or enable the predator to continue to predate on innocent and unsuspecting victims are just as guilty as the perpetrator themselves!

The good news is, I no longer associate with or have contact with my family. I won't lie and cover up for them anymore when asked why. I simply tell it like it is and if the people asking choose to believe the abusers over me, then they are suddenly no longer a part of my life either.

Healing Well & Living Well ...

This may be the only justice we survivors will ever get!

[cloudyn808]

I think there are thousands who are being triggered by this story... The sisters broke my heart in their interview, trying to defend their brother ahhh... So sad. Being abused...no matter if it was "rape" or not can affect your life forever even if you have had therapy for 30-years (like me). ANGRY- YES! I want to jump through the TV and slap these parents!!

[nicoleflynn]

Yes, talking about that it was ONLY touching thru their clothing. HOW do they know that and even if it was true, it was sick, sick, sick. Those girls need long-term counseling (not their church, as they are biased); if they don't get it all out (anger, rage, depression,betryal), some day it will all come back full-force....that families' ignorance and minimizing is bizarre. Michelle looks and acts like a Stepford wife and Jim Bob (I mean grow up...Jim-Bob?) has a slick, sneaky look on his face; that is how I read them.

"just touching" wonder how he would like someone to "just touch" him.....well, he probably would......I think he has lots to hide and is a pervert.

[skeksi]

I am also getting triggered. My brother physically abused me, not sexually (although my parents suspected it was sexual) and they put some similar "safeguards" in place, to no avail.

I feel weird watching this unfold in the media and I am sorry the girls were outed as victims without wanting to be. But I am also very sorry that they were abused and seem to have been told how to feel about it.

[precaryous]

The entire situation angers and irritates me. (Not you guys)

I'm skipping over any mention of them on TV.

[nottrustin]

I have. So much makes me angry. It seems like with the parents the focus is protecting Josh instead of the girls. They have done nothing but minimize what he did first with them saying that most of the time it has been through their clothing but also that they were sleeping. I have been in daily contact with T. She has many clients effected. She usually doesn't follow tabloid type stories but she is really keeping updated on this one because of the way it is effecting so many.

**TRIGGER** personal story
As somebody who often woke up with the middle of the night with my abuser in my bed touching me it is really painful. I often pretended to be a sleep in hopes he would leave that never happened though. It took me many years of being happily married to not freak out if hubby touched me in the middle of the night.

[VelvetRevolver]

I'm hurt that they were not upfront about what he did. I used to think TLC was a good network, now I'm not liking them so much.

[*Laurie*]

Oh, yes. But then any time I hear about childhood sexual abuse I feel triggered. How could anyone who was a victim of sexual abuse not feel triggered? I just notice my thoughts and try to occupy my mind with something else, something creative or productive. And I definitely don't watch the Duggar stuff on TV.