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Jeanne Phillips

Repercussions of repressed assault is heavy burden

DEAR ABBY: I am estranged from my sister, whom I love dearly. The reason goes back many years. When I was 13, her husband got me drunk and molested me. While I never forgot, I did repress it — possibly due to my age. Time went on, I thought I had moved on and life would continue as usual. Well, five years ago the trauma erupted inside of me. My therapist thinks that possibly what triggered it was becoming a grandmother. I cannot talk to my sister’s husband, let alone look at him. The sight of him makes me physically ...

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