Is it possible to have blocked out memories of child molestation?

Question

I just experience so many symptoms of a victim of a molestation victim, I don't even want to list them. It's embarrassing. When I was little (8yo) there was an older teenager that encouraged me and another 8yo boy to play "sex" and get on top of each other. I didn't understand it at the time and neither did he. I don't know know if there was more or how badly this messed me up as an adult. I'm 17. I have never talked about this to anyone else ever and every time I think about it I start to cry. Could there have been more? Is what she did bad?

Answer

Please go and talk to someone.

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It is actually very common for the human mind to shut down and block memories that are deemed to harmful. Events like these have been triggers that exposed schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder) in those that have it, because their brain basically wigs out and overrides to avoid the body from knowing what is happening. it can be so difficult to acknowledge these memories that you know are there but you don't have, but you need to talk to someone.

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What she did was wrong, and fairly disturbing. I'm sorry this happened to you. You can block it in different ways, yes. You could just forget, or "change" the memory -like I "changed" my experience by convincing myself that "the dog must have jumped in bed and started doing those things." And that "I was just half asleep, so it could have been a bad dream". This allowed me to forget until years later. It's normal to be ashamed too.

Is it possible to have blocked out memories of child molestation?

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