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> [“Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or minimize the abusive memories. They have to: it's too painful to believe that their parents would do such a thing. So they fragment the memories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/carla-s-description-was-typical-of-survivors-of-chronic-childhood/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

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> [“She's terrified that all these sensations and images are coming out of her — but I think she's even more terrified to find out why." Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/she-s-terrified-that-all-these-sensations-and-images-are-coming-out/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

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## More by David L. Calof

> [“Treating Abuse Today 3(4) pp. 26-33 TAT: I see the agenda. But let's go back: one of the contentions the therapeutic community has about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/treating-abuse-today-3-4-pp-26-33-tat-i-see-the-agenda-but-let-s-go/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

> [“Treating Abuse Today 3(4) pp. 26-33 TAT: I want to move back to an area that I'm not real comfortable asking you about, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/treating-abuse-today-3-4-pp-26-33-tat-i-want-to-move-back-to-an-area/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

> [ “From 1992 to 1997, TAT \[Treating Abuse Today\] under my editorship published several articles by a number of respected professionals who seriously questioned the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/from-1992-to-1997-tat-treating-abuse-today-under-my-editorship/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

> [“Treating Abuse Today (Tat), 3(4), pp. 26-33 Freyd: I see what you're saying but people in psychology don't have a uniform agreement on this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/treating-abuse-today-tat-3-4-pp-26-33-freyd-i-see-what-you-re-saying/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

> [“Treating Abuse Today 3(4) pp. 26-33 While Pamela Freyd was speaking to us on the record about her organization, another development was in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/treating-abuse-today-3-4-pp-26-33-while-pamela-freyd-was-speaking-to/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

> [“Treating Abuse Today 3(4) pp. 26-33 Freyd: The term "multiple personality" itself assumes that there is "single personality" and there is evidence that no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/treating-abuse-today-3-4-pp-26-33-freyd-the-term-multiple-personality/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

> [“Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or minimize the abusive memories. They have to: it's too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/carla-s-description-was-typical-of-survivors-of-chronic-childhood/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

> [“Treating Abuse Today 3(4) pp. 26-33 TAT: No. I don't know anymore than you know they're not. But, I'm talking about boundaries and privacy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/treating-abuse-today-3-4-pp-26-33-tat-no-i-don-t-know-anymore-than/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

> [“TAT: I find I'm still left wanting to know how to tell if my patient has false memory syndrome. What's the test? How do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/tat-i-find-i-m-still-left-wanting-to-know-how-to-tell-if-my-patient/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

> [“Treating Abuse Today (Tat), 3(4), pp. 26-33 Freyd: You were also looking for some operational criteria for false memory syndrome: what a clinician could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/treating-abuse-today-tat-3-4-pp-26-33-freyd-you-were-also-looking-for/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

> [“She's terrified that all these sensations and images are coming out of her — but I think she's even more terrified to find out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/she-s-terrified-that-all-these-sensations-and-images-are-coming-out/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

> [“Treating Abuse Today 3(4) pp. 26-33 The national discussion regarding the veridical truth of memories of childhood abuse will have a beneficial effect. Therapists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/treating-abuse-today-3-4-pp-26-33-the-national-discussion-regarding/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

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