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Re: "Satanic Ritual Abuse" in the media

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From: SASTPH
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 13:47
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In article <C0M0r8.5I8@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, ens@ccu.umanitoba.ca says:

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>>And what purpose is served supposing that
>>the survivors *did* concoct the stories?  Think!!
>
>For therapists, $$$. For journalists, $$$. For the 'survivors', attention
>and maybe $$$.
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Well, I'm as cynical as the next guy, but even I can't believe that the
"survivors" adopt these "memories" for money.  It's much more likely
that they really believe in what their therapist is telling them: that
their current problems stem from horrible abuse when they were children.
This is what sickened me about the PrimeTime report.
One of the video segments showed a woman
lying on a couch, clutching and tearing at a pillow as she screamed in
terror, pain, and hate at the "memory" of being abused.  If in fact
she was not suffering at the (however remote in
time) hands of satanic abusers, then her therapist is the abuser.
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 08:47:50 EST
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Subject: Re: "Satanic Ritual Abuse" in the media
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