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#1978931 11/27/07 05:50 PM
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Help me please.
My WH and I are working hard at stopping Love Busters.
He keeps bringing up my childhood history of sexual abuse
and has purchased books - Ghosts in the bedroom etc... so he can "understand" me and "HELP" me.
I am extremely uncomfortable reliving all this childhood stuff, but I guess I want to be totally honest with him so I have been getting in touch with all this uncomfortable stuff and talking with him about it. (Really not at all trusting that he would even keep this confidential)

I had years of therapy as a teen and as a young adult but he is sure it is a major cause of our problems.
I am ready to say this is an abusive demand on his part, but I am afraid he will say I am avoiding this HUGE (as he calls it) issue.

Any Advice?

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Dr. Harley often advises on his radio show that it is not good to bring up the past and it is far more effective to focus on the present and future.


BH (Me): 33, XWW: 33
Married 1999, No kids
EA: 11/04?-10/07, PA: 05/07
D-Day: 06/07
Divorced: 04/09
Affair is over for OP but not for WS
WW wants to move away w/o me
WW moved away w/o me
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Sorry to interrupt this thread...my understanding is that Harley advocates a past history questionnaire (thats what folks are telling me over on Emotional Needs board).

This is a little different because it is an abuse situation. Churchmouse, has your H been willing to go to counseling with you? It does sound like he is pushing you too hard to deal (or deal again) with a very painful subject. Maybe going to marriage counseling will help - where the counselor can help your H see where your boundaries are.

Good luck!

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