An Exploration Of The Genesis And Suggested Treatment Approaches To The Negative Self Attributes That Results From Early Sex Abuse

Some sufferers from early sexual abuse struggle all their lives from negative attributes: "I am dirty, I am guilty...." . In this talk, the question asked is "whose negative attributes are they, the abused or the abuser?" . Using contemporary theories on trauma, memory and the concept of reversal, It is suggested that the negative attributes are sequestered memory systems, alien to the sufferer. This provides a new perspective and a different vantage point from which therapy can be approached.


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Recorded: Sydney, Australia, April 2007