The Effect Of Psychological Maltreatment Of 200 Men On The Oprah

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1. Although psychological maltreatment occurred among the 200 men on the Oprah show you would never know it by just looking at them. Yes, 200 men came forward and admitted that they were sexually abused, but we didn't get to hear all the life stories of those 200 men. We only heard a few of the men tell their summarized version of their life story, the sexual abuse they encountered, and the affect it had on them as a child and as an adult. The two stories that stick out the most to me is the story of the man who was abused by his father every time his mother left. He grew up, got married and had children of his own, however his children were not allowed to be left alone with his father nor his mother. The other story I remember is the story

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