Connie on Nostr: “To preserve the illusion of control, safety and predictability, survivors blame ...

“To preserve the illusion of control, safety and predictability, survivors blame themselves in an effort to to restore order to a world that has been incredibly shaken by trauma.

Rape survivors often experience hindsight bias – the belief that they should have been able to predict or prevent an assault. This belief, which further reinforces self-blame, is fortified by a culture in which rape prevention programs tend to focus on women as opposed to men, leading women to believe they alone are responsible for and can prevent rape.”

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“Breaking through these self-preservation mechanisms often takes time – time that observers too often misinterpret as a false accounting of what actually happened.”

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The “Jane Doe” who filed a lawsuit against Cornell for sexual assault has been criticized for her changing story.

Why do some sexual assault survivors do that? A psychologist explains how the brain responds to trauma, sometimes making it difficult for survivors to fully process what they've experienced.
https://theconversation.com/sexual-assault-survivors-stories-may-shift-over-time-a-psychologist-explains-why-it-doesnt-mean-theyre-lying-293766