Mindy Haigh:
CLASS OF 1975
John Jay High SchoolClass of 1975
Cross river, NY
Mindy's Story
Life
This isn't a bio, just some thoughts on an incident that occurred while in high school that had a profound effect on my life. Prior to the back surgery that kept me out of school in tenth grade, I was invited to a party at Tom and Mary Currie's house by Sue Johnson, now Sue McManus. I was molested at that party. Now we know so much more about the effects of molestation/rape/sexual abuse on children. It changed me over night and I was never the same again. Years later after some serious work, a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was given. Consequences of PTSD can be widespread and hidden. There has been a great deal of work done in the area of trauma. M...Expand for more
any people in the world are dealing with trauma, thus these advances are so important. You don't have to be a victim of war to experience trauma.
My counselor and I are working on a book. It is my hope that people can recognize the symptoms of trauma and get help in new techniques such as Somatic Experiencing. If you have a relative, child or grandchild whose behavior changes or has depression or anxiety, look into trauma. What one person feels is traumatic may not apply to someone else.
If I hurt anyone because of the changes I went through after being molested at the Currie's party, I apologize. I think I hurt myself more than I hurt others.
Melinda Haigh (Mindy)
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