From: holzman@fnalno.fnal.gov (Daniel B. Holzman)
Subject: Re: Ritual Child Abuse - ** SPOILERS **
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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 22:25:19 GMT
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In article <m0meZ5s-0000F8C@khijol.uucp>, anonasar@khijol.UUCP (Anonymous 
poster for alt-sexual-abuse-recovery) writes:
> ...from FILE 18, an electronic newsletter by and for police officers.

Is it possible for non-police officers to recieve this e-publication?

> When screening persons as potential survivors,  consider the following lists
> of  characteristics.    Two or more should be verifiable in  the  legitimate
> adult survivor:   a.)  migraine headaches,  b.) abdominal pain,  c.)  eating
> disorders,  d.) overweight,  e.) liver or adrenal malfunctions,  f.) vaginal
> and/or rectal scarring,   g.)  collapsed rectal wall,   h.)  digestive tract
> irregularity,    i.)  missing uterus or sterilized,   j.)   blood  chemistry
> imbalance,   k.)  right-side epilepsy,  l.)  urinary tract invections,   m.)
> nipples missing,   or, n.)  preference for soft drinks.   

Characteristics a-l can be indicitive of abuse in general, not necessarily
specificly indicating a survivor of a specificly "Satanic" group.  "m" is a new
one on me, and I fail to see the relationship of soft-drinks here at all.  This
sets of my credibility alarms.

> In addition to the
> physical characteristics, there are also psychological characteristics:  a.)
> fear,  b.) sexual or chemical dependency,   c.)  low self-esteem,  d.) guilt
> and/or depression,   e.)  anger or hatred,   f.)  suicidal tendencies,   g.)
> self-injury or mutilation,  h.) blackouts,  i.) childhood amnesia,  j.) high
> intelligence level,   k.) an over-achiever,  l.)  black-and-white (bi-polar)
> thinking,    m.)  god  phobic,    n.)   seeming  multiple  personalities  or
> disassociative dysfunction disorder,  or, o.) fixation with or references to
> satan or demons.

Characteristics a-i, l, and n can be indicitive of general abuse survival.

> Bizarre as this may sound,  those in mental health, counseling,  or pastoral
> counseling  fields  must confront multiple personalities manifesting  in  an
> individual  adult survivor.   

I am highly skeptical of the competence of someone in the mental health fields
who refers to multiple personality as "bizarre."

> There may be some confusion with the  Multiple
> Personality Disorder and how it relates to the survivor.   In some cases you
> have the following:  a.) multiple personalities,  b.)  demons manifesting as
> multiple personalities  (Editor's Note:   Rebecca Brown,  M. D.,  in her new
> book  PREPARE FOR WAR,  Chick Publications,  maintains that every  "multiple
> personality" manifested in a ritualized abuse survivor is, in fact, a demon.
> The  very  purpose for the bizarre rituals,  she says,  is to  implant  such
> entities into the abuse victim.   She cautions therapists and counselors not
> to  overlook this fact or fail to deal with it on an  appropriate  spiritual
> basis.)

Rebecca Brown, and Chick Publications in general are not credible sources for
psychological data, or anything else.

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