[Nerwen]

Look, I didn't mean to offend you, guys, and I'm very sorry to hear this happened to you– but I don't think for a moment that I'm underestimating the numbers. Buried in the heap there may well be a few who are using it as therapy... but most of these girls are, my view, very, very clearly copying from each other. Also they use it– quite shamelessly– to give their stories "cred".

If you'll forgive me for saying this– people who have had such experiences may not be better at judging than anyone else, simply because they're so ready to see it everywhere, to believe they have a special insight, and to be willing to ignore the signs that scream, "Fake!" to everyone else. Which is quite natural, but it doesn't make them right.

I have known such a person in real life who maintains to this day that I "must" have been abused myself, and am "in denial"!

Guess what? She's wrong.

EDIT: There's really not a lot of point continuing this particular argument, because it heads straight into "negative proof" territory. (Also, I guess it has the potential to be deeply hurtful to some people.) I am just giving you my opinion here.