“I’m in so much pain”: how the Kavanaugh hearings are re-traumatizing survivors [vox.com]
Whenever I hear a new accusation against Brett Kavanaugh , I know that my next few days at work are going to be especially rough. I’m a therapist who treats many victims of sexual abuse, and since the Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations have exploded, I know each new story will lead to a call or text begging for an emergency session by a re-traumatized patient. (Kavanaugh denies the allegations.) Studies conducted by the National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center Medical...