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Thu May-19-05 04:50 PM
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| 39. This comes as no surprise |
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It's sad that the issue of sexual abuse of boys has taken so long to be addressed. The long-term effects can be devastating to the victim and also to those around him, and psychologists really need to be coming up with successful ways to intervene and help these kids.
Tucker
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| -Boys, too, suffer long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse |
HuckleB |
May-19-05 12:41 PM |
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Place in the DUH file |
MountainLaurel |
May-19-05 12:45 PM |
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I'd bet |
Ysolde |
May-19-05 12:49 PM |
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My assumption as well |
MountainLaurel |
May-19-05 12:50 PM |
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No kidding, and the sexual abuse may be at the hands of a female |
Warpy |
May-19-05 01:00 PM |
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You can't say "MOST remember it" because |
Eloriel |
May-19-05 03:54 PM |
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I did not realize I was abused until 25 years old... |
jasop |
May-20-05 01:13 PM |
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No kidding |
TOJ |
May-19-05 01:02 PM |
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From the research that I have read |
TwoSparkles |
May-19-05 01:11 PM |
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I'm right there with you TS |
wicket |
May-19-05 01:31 PM |
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Indeed. Male victims of sexual abuse are also ... |
TahitiNut |
May-19-05 01:54 PM |
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amen |
IbeaBonehead |
May-19-05 09:46 PM |
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And, sometimes |
Ysolde |
May-19-05 12:47 PM |
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Puritanical cultures |
Project_Willow |
May-19-05 08:19 PM |
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Interesting idea |
Psephos |
May-20-05 09:18 PM |
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Its not just this culture. Tribalism in Africa promotes sex abuses |
puddycat |
May-20-05 03:41 PM |
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i was gonna say "duh" |
knowbody0 |
May-19-05 12:50 PM |
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I've read that everyone responds to trauma in their own way. |
Wilms |
May-19-05 12:54 PM |
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Another sad fact for victims... |
TwoSparkles |
May-19-05 01:21 PM |
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The mother of a grad school friend was a social worker in a rural area, |
Lydia Leftcoast |
May-19-05 01:37 PM |
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I've heard stories like that as well... |
TwoSparkles |
May-19-05 03:17 PM |
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Fabulous post -- thanks |
Eloriel |
May-19-05 04:01 PM |
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I really wish people would quit making this a male only perpetration.. |
jasop |
May-20-05 01:19 PM |
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Is sexual abuse really that prevalent? |
Onlooker |
May-19-05 01:21 PM |
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It's pandemic and globalised. |
Karenina |
May-19-05 02:01 PM |
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I've seen studies that put it as high as 2 in 5 girls |
wicket |
May-19-05 02:21 PM |
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the numbers we were given |
BareNakedLiberal |
May-20-05 12:15 PM |
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horrible |
wicket |
May-20-05 09:40 PM |
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Why is there always, ALWAYS someone in these threads who |
Ripley |
May-19-05 02:57 PM |
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Study after study echoes the "one in four girls and one in six boys"... |
TwoSparkles |
May-19-05 03:32 PM |
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It seems crazy to me that people are in such denial about this. |
Ripley |
May-19-05 03:41 PM |
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The media doesn't help... |
TwoSparkles |
May-19-05 04:07 PM |
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Actually our society is so sick that "incest" is fodder for jokes, |
Ripley |
May-19-05 04:12 PM |
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Think of the language issues as well |
MountainLaurel |
May-19-05 06:48 PM |
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denial is a defense mechanism. |
Shallah |
May-20-05 12:50 AM |
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Sources to ponder. |
HuckleB |
May-19-05 03:42 PM |
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The adults aren't always from the household |
ccbombs |
May-19-05 05:43 PM |
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Bear in mind |
geniph |
May-20-05 02:14 PM |
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Unfortunately, I have no trouble believing these numbers |
fishwax |
May-20-05 03:29 PM |
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And why wouldn't it? This is stupid. |
Miss Chybil |
May-19-05 01:34 PM |
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Did they ever actually think that |
Megahurtz |
May-19-05 01:55 PM |
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stupidest headline ever?? |
LifeDuringWartime |
May-19-05 01:56 PM |
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Well now that's cleared up...Did you all know there are now 50 states? |
Sean Reynolds |
May-19-05 02:08 PM |
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Unfortunately, it's not clear for many people. |
HuckleB |
May-19-05 06:22 PM |
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You'd be surprised |
TNOE |
May-19-05 02:08 PM |
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Indeed. |
HuckleB |
May-19-05 02:31 PM |
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"Seems to have a fixation with fire and lighters." |
mcscajun |
May-19-05 04:14 PM |
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God, thanks for your input |
TNOE |
May-19-05 04:55 PM |
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I've very much gotten myself together. Thank You. |
mcscajun |
May-19-05 08:16 PM |
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No shit. Does anyone seriously think |
bennywhale |
May-19-05 02:23 PM |
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As part of my Corrections caseload, I'm the psychologist for |
Jackpine Radical |
May-19-05 02:50 PM |
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The False Memory charlatans can kiss my butt... |
TwoSparkles |
May-19-05 04:38 PM |
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I also "forgot" until 1996 at age 39 |
lilymercury |
May-19-05 05:41 PM |
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Yes, repression undeniably can happen |
AlienGirl |
May-19-05 07:20 PM |
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I don't think FMSF claims that there's no such thing as repression. |
HuckleB |
May-19-05 07:27 PM |
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Yes, the FMSF DOES claim that repression doesn't happen... |
TwoSparkles |
May-20-05 12:11 AM |
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They use "repression" as a strawman |
Project_Willow |
May-20-05 03:52 AM |
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I'm sorry. |
HuckleB |
May-20-05 08:04 AM |
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I'm sorry too |
Project_Willow |
May-20-05 03:28 PM |
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I've seen the evidence. |
HuckleB |
May-20-05 08:46 PM |
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Thank you. |
HuckleB |
May-20-05 08:29 AM |
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I remember my mother SCREECHING |
Karenina |
May-20-05 04:18 PM |
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NSS |
Solly Mack |
May-19-05 03:40 PM |
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Normal Saline Solution? |
HuckleB |
May-19-05 08:50 PM |
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No shit, Sherlock |
Solly Mack |
May-19-05 09:40 PM |
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Oh, but boys' suffering is *special*. |
Lilith Velkor |
May-19-05 03:44 PM |
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I'm surprised anyone would think they DON'T. |
Bouncy Ball |
May-19-05 03:47 PM |
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This comes as no surprise |
AlienGirl |
May-19-05 04:50 PM |
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Any parents with sons in Wellfleet, Nebraska |
lilymercury |
May-19-05 05:21 PM |
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I don't live in your area but I have a similar problem |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
May-20-05 09:08 PM |
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Mary Kay Latourneau is marrying her victim today. |
Evergreen Emerald |
May-20-05 08:20 AM |
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you only wish that most abuse |
BareNakedLiberal |
May-20-05 12:13 PM |
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Huh? |
HuckleB |
May-20-05 01:05 PM |
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The claim that "most victims become perpetrators" |
geniph |
May-20-05 02:27 PM |
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in my work with abused children |
BareNakedLiberal |
May-20-05 03:10 PM |
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Absolutely. |
Jackpine Radical |
May-22-05 02:44 PM |
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Of course they do ( feminist rant) |
noonwitch |
May-20-05 01:50 PM |
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Umm. |
HuckleB |
May-20-05 09:01 PM |
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Did someone doubt this? |
leesa |
May-20-05 04:33 PM |
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How many studies of the obvious do there have to be??? |
Seabiscuit |
May-20-05 04:35 PM |
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Unfortunately, much of what was once considered obvious, |
HuckleB |
May-20-05 08:50 PM |
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HuckleB, I read all your posts in this thread... |
Psephos |
May-20-05 09:34 PM |
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I don't think this type of research will have any imact on anyone. |
Seabiscuit |
May-22-05 12:58 PM |
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Hmm. |
HuckleB |
May-24-05 08:52 AM |
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I hope you're right in this case. |
Seabiscuit |
May-24-05 11:28 AM |
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