US EditionDear Abby: Memories of Unreported Sex Assault Are Haunting Me Decades Later
A 52-year-old woman’s repressed childhood abuse memories involving her mother’s husband are resurfacing, affecting her intimate relationships and prompting legal considerations.
- A 52-year-old woman says she is a victim of childhood sexual assault and repressed memories are resurfacing, causing her distress.
- The woman says her mother's husband molested her, her older sister, and her cousin, and she notes at least one relative shows similar effects.
- In her marriage, she says returning memories disrupt a previously very sexual relationship, prompting avoidance of intimacy with her husband.
- Facing a dilemma, she wants to tell law enforcement but hesitates because her mother remains married to the alleged abuser; Dear Abby recommended asking the sister and cousin to join in filing a report.
- Dear Abby urged the woman to seek counseling to manage her emotions, reminding readers the column is written by Abigail Van Buren and can be reached at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440.
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Dear Abby: Memories of unreported sex assault are haunting me decades later
DEAR ABBY: I am a victim of childhood sexual assault. I’m 52, and memories that I have repressed for so many years are coming back to haunt me. I have been with my husband for 14 years. We have enjoyed a very sexual relationship, but, lately, the memories are causing me to want to avoid intimacy with him. I want to tell law enforcement, but my mother is still married to my abuser, and I don’t want to hurt her. He also molested my older sister an…
Dear Abby: Victim of sexual abuse is haunted decades
DEAR ABBY: I am a victim of childhood sexual assault. I’m 52, and memories that I have repressed for so many years are coming back to haunt me. I have been with my husband for 14 years. We have enjoyed…
Charleston Gazette-Mail
Dear Abby: Victim of sexual abuse is haunted decades later
Dear Abby: I am a victim of childhood sexual assault. I'm 52, and memories that I have repressed for so many years are coming back to haunt me. I have been with my husband for 14 years. We have enjoyed…
Dear Abby 10/9/25: Victim of sexual abuse is haunted decades later - West Virginia Daily News
DEAR ABBY: I am a victim of childhood sexual assault. I’m 52, and memories that I have repressed for so many years are coming back to haunt me. I have been with my husband for 14 years. We have enjoyed a very sexual relationship, but, lately, the memories are causing me to want to avoid intimacy with him. I want to tell law enforcement, but my mother is still married to my abuser, and I don’t want to hurt her. He also molested my older sister an…
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