Hidden Memories
I am meeting with two detectives about the sexual abuse I went through nearly twenty years ago as a child. I am starting to get really nervous because I don't know what to tell them. I only have very limited narrative memories of the beginning of the abuse; the stuff that is not too traumatic to retell. I know that more than what I remember happened to me, but I don't know specifically. I can only guess at what my abuser might have done to me by how my body and emotions react to certain situations. But I can't give the detectives straight answers about what happened to me.
I'm so afraid that they are going to listen to my story and decide that there isn't enough evidence, simply because I can't remember enough. I can only tell them vague information. I'm afraid I'm just going to sound like a nut, and it's so frustrating. I want to remember it all so badly, so I can tell them what happened. I don't want to make it up, because I don't want to lie about it. Does anyone have any advice?
I'm so afraid that they are going to listen to my story and decide that there isn't enough evidence, simply because I can't remember enough. I can only tell them vague information. I'm afraid I'm just going to sound like a nut, and it's so frustrating. I want to remember it all so badly, so I can tell them what happened. I don't want to make it up, because I don't want to lie about it. Does anyone have any advice?