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A big step forward, I hope…

Posted in Abuse, Counselling, Survivor on Oct 5th, 2010

I like cheering up my GP; it makes the day better for both of us. Today I told him that I want to be referred to a psychologist for counselling and was rewarded with a big smile and the cry “at last!”. With the growing awareness of the lifelong effects of childhood abuse has come [...]

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This is what I was talking about…

Posted in Abuse on Sep 15th, 2010

Thanks to a Tweet from Dave Gorman I discovered this article on the Channel 4 website. I’ve marked in red a short passage that my parents, were they still alive would find horrible resonant. Perhaps they’d begin to understand what happened to their little boy. A Channel 4 News investigation reveals that more than half [...]

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Questions and maybe some answers…

Posted in Abuse, Mental Archaeology, Questions on Jul 23rd, 2010

My post about the unpleasant incident when I lost my virginity at the age of 10 sparked a chain of thought and some questions. Given the traumatic nature of the experience why didn’t I simply go to my Mum and tell her what had happened? There’s one very shallow and unconvincing answer which is that [...]

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Odd facts about Malcolm, number 9 on the list…

Posted in Abuse, Mental Archaeology, Pain, Rape on Jul 19th, 2010

Despite the horrendous number of drugs I’m still taking I’ve decided it’s time to get back to writing. I was tempted to pass over number 9 in my list and go straight to number 10 but then I remembered why I started this blog. The purpose of writing about my childhood and teenage years is [...]

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