Traumatic amnesia among victims of childhood sexual abuse in France 2019, by duration

Traumatic amnesia is a memory disorder experienced by some victims of violence, particularly sexual violence. This loss of memory related to the violent event is thought to be a defense mechanism of the brain to protect itself from the stress caused by the assault. People affected by this phenomenon can sometimes take several years before remembering the events, making it difficult to take legal action against their aggressor(s).The graph above shows that 26 percent of victims with traumatic amnesia have buried their memories of sexual violence for more than 20 years.

创伤性失忆是某些暴力（尤其是性暴力）受害者所经历的一种记忆障碍。这种与暴力事件相关的记忆丧失被认为是大脑为了防御由攻击所引起的压力而采取的自我保护机制。受此现象影响的人们有时需经过数年方可回忆起事件，这使得对侵犯者提起法律诉讼变得极为困难。上图显示，26%的创伤性失忆受害者已将性暴力记忆深埋超过20年。