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Anneke Lucas experienced gaslighting as a form of psychological abuse by her mother, who denied the reality of her physical injuries [1] and trauma [2]. This systematic denial was a key component in the memory suppression and psychological manipulation Lucas endured during her childhood [3].
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Quest For Love: Memoir of a Child Sex Slave (2022) unbekoming.substack.com 3 facts
accountThe process of memory suppression for Anneke Lucas involved a combination of survival-based dissociation, continued gaslighting by her mother, and Anneke Lucas's psychological need to maintain family attachment despite evidence of betrayal.
accountAnneke Lucas's mother engaged in gaslighting by denying the reality of the physical abuse visible on the author's body, such as large scabs, and kept the author out of school to prevent external observation.
accountAnneke Lucas's mother systematically denied the reality of the severe trauma and torture wounds present on Anneke Lucas's body, engaging in gaslighting that forced Anneke Lucas to doubt her own perception of reality.