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History of Feminism

redqueen

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5. Incest is a lot more common than is generally thought.

Reply to siligut (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 1, 2014, 03:28 PM

Feb 2014

Adult male relatives are very often the culprit, but from what I've read lately, some professionals dealing with these issues are now thinking that older male siblings and cousins are possibly the majority of offenders.

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Prostitution and PTSD, dissociation [View all] redqueen Jan 2014 OP

Do you mean PTSD ... by chance Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #1

Yes of course, it's a typo. nt redqueen Jan 2014 #2

now then. thanks. Makes Sense now and important because it is subject line. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #3

The trauma started much earlier (This turned into a rant kind of, so I bolded my point, sorry) siligut Feb 2014 #4

Incest is a lot more common than is generally thought. redqueen Feb 2014 #5

Yes, incest is kept secret as often as possible siligut Feb 2014 #6