Sexual Assault Survivor Support Archives

Did Your Parent Crave Your Attention? You Might Suffer From Emotional Incest.

Posted by Torah Bontrager | Sep 26, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma |

Parents/caregivers need to be held accountable for their actions and compensate their child victims for losses suffered.

Emotional or Covert Incest: 31 Eye-Opening Signs to Empower You to Get Help

Posted by Torah Bontrager | Sep 24, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma |

Felt unseen or unknown by a parent/caregiver as a child? Tend to feel apologetic as an adult for needing help? Those are signs of covert or emotional incest.

How Parentification Disrupts Your Development and Holds You Back as an Adult

Posted by Torah Bontrager | Sep 10, 2021 | Sexual Assault Survivor Support, Trauma |

It’s more common than not for Amish children, especially the oldest girl and boy, to be forced to be the second mother and second father. This is parentification, a form of child abuse.