| Open Letter to:
Dear Mr. Fulton, After I read the article Ecstasy & Therapy slight hope arose that www.slweekly.com could bring awareness to a most ignored subject in the mainstream media. It is about adults abused as children. Who are adults abused as children, what are their stories, how do they
live with the trauma inflicted many years ago, what impact has early
abuse on society and what are their rights? Stories like Paddy Doyle writes in his book, “The God Squad”; The Flora Jessop Story of Cult Abuse; and the author Juergen Schubert gives an account of what was done to unwanted children in Germany; The Senate Report about Forgotten Australians, by Senator Murray. Or simple written stories collected in “Haunting Shadows from the Past” by me. These stories stand beside the countless emails I receive daily from childhood victims who seek help or ask for Justice. In spite of warnings by psychological researchers, trauma is worldwide and usually connected only to popular phenomena such as 9/11, war-veterans, or other catastrophes. What about a child who must live with daily terror in their own home without a chance to escape? How deep is the imprint of the trauma of mental, physical, sexual abuse and being neglected and belittled on a daily basis? The smart-mouth says to them, “let the past rest and go on with your life.” What they either deny out of their own pain or just being plain ignorant is that the past will not let them rest. Unfortunately, the subject of childhood abuse ends with the legal age of 18 in most countries in the world and, after becoming an adult, the much praised child-protection law evaporates under a veil of invisibility. The truth about this group of ignored victims is hidden through generations because of the reality that some would have to see again their own pain of the past and, many childhood victims have become abusers themselves. Another reason why childhood trauma is not mentioned anywhere is in part due to a incapability anchored in blame and shame. The topic, adults abused in childhood, is a well of never-ending stories. Salt Lake City Weekly could weekly publish a new story that addresses the subject from yet another angle. Either it addresses the human’s right that do not really exist, or it brings live examples of how professional health experts inflict new pain rather than helping, or exposes the terrible ignorance and blindness of society. To print of the great courage of childhood victims who passed over the threshold of their trauma and bravely tell their stories to help others, could be a flipside that provides hope for the hopeless. In addition every story published could be a voice for the voiceless and a validation for the unprotected. Maybe it would help reducing the many emails I receive every day from people who seek validation and information. Such weekly articles could bring an awareness that the majority of human suffering is not only about natural catastrophes, war, cancer, AIDS, but also about something more foundational in everyday life. Mr. Fulton, to address this complex and wideranging issue in a short query is almost impossible. However I hope I have gotten your attention. I’ll gladly provide you with more information if you choose to request it of me. regards, return to: Open Letters |
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