The quotations shown below may not be representative of the beliefs of many recovered memory practitioners. The average person cannot recall events before the age of 42 months. I'm not certain, but I knew. If you remember almost nothing or very little of your childhood, or if you cannot remember a period of time, such as between the ages of ten and fourteen, you have repressed memories. Abusers are usually dissociated during the abuse, too.
Ritual abusers combine sadism with intelligence.
Avoid being tentative about your repressed memories. If months or years down the road, you find you are mistaken about details, you can always apologize and set the record straight. You cannot wait until you are doubt-free to disclose to your family. This may never happen . While any one particular feature of a memory may not be historically accurate, you would not be having ritual abuse memories unless something really did happen to you.