Guest guest Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 <<At seventeen I felt raped by mymother and by the gyn and metaphorically was. Notnice. I am still unbelievably angry and I thinkjustifiably so. When I heard about those professionalsso blithely recommending that we do the same to 13 to15 year olds I felt sick. >> This is exactly how I felt and I was a 20 year old! I never understood really why I had SUCH a terrible emotional response to the exam, but I sure had "flashbacks" for a long time. I remember crying about it several times long afterwards. I still get angry at the insenstive doctor and the whole experience. It doesn't make any sense to me to have that strong of a reaction. Yes, it hurt and I was afraid and the Dr. was an idiot. But rape? Yet, this is exactly how I felt. <<I don't know whatit is the girl is supposed to observe????? ? Surely sheisn't expected to observe her mother's examination?>> I remember being at a pelvic exam of my mom's when I was about 9 and it scared me to death because she kind of jumped a little in pain a couple times. I wonder now if that set me up for disaster psychologically? I've never really thought about it before. Becky Sponsored Link Degrees for working adults in as fast as 1 year. Bachelors, Masters, Associates. Top schools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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