Harry Roth wrote:
> What I have noticed about these stories is the same thing I have noticed
> about the stories of victims of SRA. They are too literary to be
> believable.
Yes, I was once contacted by a person who told me that he had joined a coven
but that now they were asking him to bring his wife along so that they could
impregnate her. This resonates with Sabina's words because it was around the
time that local news was dominated by the find of a chalice and knives at a
remote megalithic site.
The person got in contact once and we talked through his feelings about
this. All, some or none of his story may have been true. There is absolutely
no evidence other than his account. However, the story is very similar to
the plot of Rosemary's Baby. I'm sure there are other movies with similar
motifs.
However, the narrative itself may not only influence the person's testimony
but also the perpetrators of such acts. At a less malign level, how many
people's sex lives have been enlivened by something they have read in
fiction or seen in a movie?
> It is not that I disbelieve in molestation.
I think that it is extemely complex. Having worked within the UK National
Health Service and the voluntary sector (in the UK that's the sort of
mish-mash of charities or not-for-profit organisations that provide care)
for 25 years I've come to realise that form's of Munchausen's Syndrome are
incredibly common.
Interestingly, the NHS are just discovering the power of narrative. My
partner attended a conference just last week. When I unpicked how they might
use narrative we concluded that actually the government want to use it to
celebrate success which might obfuscate issues in the provision of
healthcare.
All the best
Chris
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