This is a great post and I agree with you 100%. I had a similar experience involving an accidental viewing of DOLORES CLAIBORNE when I was about 13. Granted, it's not a very good film, but it was the first time I'd encountered an explicit depiction of child abuse in a film. It was extremely upsetting, but, like you said, it was the first real confrontation I had with it since my own personal experiences, and probably the most important breakthrough I've ever had with or without a therapist. "Triggering" experiences in general have helped me through a lot of things and have also helped me realize probably I had previously ignored.
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Date: 2011-07-16 02:51 pm (UTC)Just wanted to share.