Memory of sexual violence haunts women for decades

WION: Women who experience sexual assault have vivid memories of the incident for decades, even if they are not diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, a study has found.
Unlike women coping with the aftermath of other traumatic, life-altering events, victims of sexual violence had more intense memories that were difficult, if not impossible, to forget.”To some extent it is not surprising that these memories relate to more feelings of depression and anxiety because these women remember what happened and think about it a lot,” said Tracey Shors, a professor at Rutgers University in the US.