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Her pattern of behaviour is also consistent with the bpd, which frequently involve delusions of persecution. Suicidal ideation and severe anxiety are unfortunat
by dbspin 3y ago
Her pattern of behaviour is also consistent with the bpd, which frequently involve delusions of persecution. Suicidal ideation and severe anxiety are unfortunately not rare in adolescence either, and certainly don't evidence sexual abuse - when not reported or remembered at the time.
- nerdponx 3y agoBPD itself is known to be caused by childhood trauma, though both psychological and physiological mechanisms: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472954/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472954/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.721361/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.7213... Not to mention the well-established phenomenon of repressing memories of traumatic events, as well as the general memory impairment effects of chronic stress.
- svnt 3y agoIs your position then that if a pre-adolescent child does not immediately report abuse with objective evidence and coherent testimony that we can only conclude nothing happened?