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Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and Its Devastation by Susan Forward
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“[The incestuous father...] may be unconsciously seeking revenge against either his wife or his mother for what he considers a variety of emotional crimes against him.”
― Susan Forward, Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and Its Devastation

tags: abusive-father, child-sexual-abuse, incest, incestuous

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“The incest victim's need for self-punishment often leads her into self-abusive behaviors like alcoholism, drug abuse, or prostitution.”
― Susan Forward, Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and Its Devastation

tags: acting-out, alcoholism, child-sexual-abuse, child-sexual-abuse-survivors, drug-abuse, hurting-yourself, incest, prostitution, self-destructive-behavior, self-destrustiveness, self-harm, self-punishment, substance-use

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“Incest is almost always a devastating experience for the victim.”
― Susan Forward, Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and Its Devastation

tags: abuse-survivors, child-sexual-abuse, child-sexual-abuse-survivor, incest

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“I estimate the number [of incest victims] to be somewhere between ten and twenty million Americans...”
― Susan Forward, Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and Its Devastation

tags: incest

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