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\nComment by Professor Ted on 17 Oct 2009 at 12:09 pm<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Hello Karen,<\/span><\/p>\n
I\u2019m curious and would like to ask you a strange question. If you don\u2019t mind, what thoughts come to you when you hear stories like Jaycee, Steven and other children who were abducted and kept prisoner for many years before found?<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you. I\u2019m curious as to whether you have the desire to help those kids. I am sure you can empathize with their experience. Do you understand my question?<\/span><\/p>\n
Professor Ted in Florida<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Dear Professor Ted,<\/span><\/p>\n
Sadness, most of all, but hopeful that all missing children may be found. I believe, Jaycee, Steven, Elizabeth, and other children taken so young may have developed the ability to dissociate like I did to in order to survive. It’s horrific to be taken and abused, and living with those who claim to love you but hurt you. Each of these cases is incomparably horrific.<\/span><\/p>\n
There is no excuse for abusing any child. It sickens me to hear stories like these, especially since there have been great strides to bring awareness through the media, school education, and from the stories of abused children themselves who suffered and survived.\u00a0Knowledge is the key. I believe we all need to pay more attention to all the children\u00a0around us. Be aware. Be safe. Communicate freely and don’t be afraid to report when facts don’t add up.<\/span><\/p>\n
In my opinion,\u00a0I believe\u00a0missing children learn to adapt to their abusers in order to save themselves and survive their present trauma. These children may have believed their abductors were truthful and they may even grow to love their abusers, perhaps blaming themselves for their abuse. I know I blamed myself. <\/span><\/p>\n
Being continuously threatened, degraded, and told\u00a0that no one would ever love me but an abuser, left me paralyzed with fear.\u00a0I was conditioned to believe\u00a0my abuse was my own fault. I never ran away. I never dreamed of being saved. I just lived my life day to day hoping that someday someone would listen. I suspect Jaycee, Steven and Elizabeth would understand exactly what I have shared. We all need to give them adequate space to heal. I’m sure in time they will share their stories.<\/span><\/p>\n
I would love to help children who have been abused. That’s why I share my story. I believe knowledge is power. And we all need to bring awareness to child abduction and abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n
Thank you for caring.<\/span><\/p>\n
Karen<\/span><\/p>\n
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