She's STILL traumatized.

[calimary]

That's all I've got as a takeaway.

And she's NOT a professional actress, either.

[malaise]

1. I believe her

She's destroying them

[Trust Buster]

2. I agree. Keep in mind that the attorney to Dr. Ford's left is the attorney that was forced to

Resign his partnership in his law firm in order to represent her.

[Gregory Peccary]

20. Wow, really? Didn't know that

Why did he have to resign?

[Mr.Bill]

31. His partners objected to him

working with Dr. Ford.

[still_one]

3. People do not forget events like this. That is why she is credible, because it happened

[Wounded Bear]

9. You can get past it, but you never really get over it...

[DallasNE]

19. And It Shows In Her Fear Of Flying

And the Republican prosecutor missed why that is so. It is the lack of an escape route in the plane rather than the actual of act of flying that triggers the fear. This was an odd choice to attack her credibility and attacking her credibility is the sole purpose of every question. There has been zero effort at fact finding. What a sham.

[KSNY]

23. YES! I agree wholeheartedly!

[sarge43]

38. You can learn to remember without reliving it, but

you can not forget it.

[Lonestarblue]

22. Memories of unusual events stick with us.

I was in an accident as a teenager and suffered a mild concussion, but more than 50 years later I still remember the details of that accident. And for many, many years after I would occasionally wake in the middle of the night reliving part of the accident. I was not even seriously hurt—I can not imagine Dr. Ford’s anxiety and sense of violation.

[LiberalFighter]

33. After reading your response...

I just remembered that I had speared my little left toe when I was about 5 years old with a pitchfork digging for potatoes. Then I looked at my right ring finger with the memory of slice the side with my grandpa's razor and it bled profusely. This all happened about 60 years ago.

[calimary]

4. I've literally gotten choked up several times, while listening to her opening statement.

She is VERY credible and persuasive as hell. I believe her.

I TOTALLY believe her.

[FM123]

8. I too am feeling that way..

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Yup.

Still fearful - most likely of something like that happening again - year after year since it first happened.

[RockaFowler]

6. She remembers the laughing

[calimary]

7. That was devastating - at least to me.

[Tess49]

10. Yes, I can hear it ........... as I'm sure many others can. Try to live with that playing in your

head for decades.

[calimary]

11. That commentator on MSNBC - Cynthia Alksne - had THE quote of the week. If not the year.

"Half of America is crying."

How could you NOT be moved by hearing her testimony, hearing her recollections, hearing her VOICE? How could you possibly question her credibility, call her a liar, and worse? And automatically judge for the male in this, instead of her. I guess you'd have to ask a Republi-CON man about that.

[Tess49]

12. I'm crying with her. This is tough to listen to. n/t

[woodsprite]

13. Truthfully, at least half of the Repub men in the room are getting off at her story

and her discomfort over the years. Totally sick, but sadly, true.

[calimary]

14. Yeah, I believe that, too.

Proud of "the conquest." "We'll show HER!"

[Eliot Rosewater]

27. And sadly not even half of America knows this is going on, which is the REAL problem

at the end of the road, because IF THEY DID the filthy traitors would never have power again.

[MrScorpio]

15. Being humiliated like that is extremely traumatic

[world wide wally]

16. I have no doubts whatsoever that she is telling the truth and Kavanaugh is a

FUCKING LIAR

[FakeNoose]

17. This tells me something very important

Parents - protect your under-age daughters from assholes like Brett Kavanaugh and Mark Judge!

Don't let your daughters go to unsupervised parties where teenagers will surely be drinking and using drugs.
Even when your daughters say "everyone does it" and "it's totally safe." They don't and it isn't.
More than ever, if something happens it's the girl's fault. She'll never live it down either.
Maybe daughters don't realize it, but their parents certainly do.

[nature-lover]

18. She is being traumatized right now. Disgraceful that she has to do this.

At least the hostile attitude of the GOP on the committee comes through for all to see.

[calimary]

21. You can totally tell that. You can see it in her face and hear it in her voice.

[MissB]

24. Sadly that's how this works.

One of the bosses at work sent out an email this morning noting that nearly 20% of women may have experienced rape, and more have experienced sexual assault. The message was to be kind to coworkers as they may be reliving their trauma today.

[RedSpartan]

25. You can absolutely hear it in her voice

and see it in her demeanor.

[BeyondGeography]

26. Deeply

[Gothmog]

28. I believe Dr. Ford

[Mr.Bill]

29. She will be traumatized for the rest of her life.

This is exactly why this is such a serious crime.

[Tursiops]

30. Yes n/t

[mcar]

32. Her vulnerability makes my heart hurt

[airmid]

34. I have been dreading this day. Having suffered from a violent, sexual attack twice, this has

been nothing but a reminder. I have been doing anything I can to take my mind off of memories I have tried to forget. I can't even imagine all she has went through but I believe her. I believe them all....

[calimary]

36. It brought back traumatic memories I, too, had tried to forget.

My experience, though, was LIGHTYEARS less than that of a rape victim or victim of attempted rape. I'm fortunate in that this comparatively minimal level of continuing trauma is as bad as it got - in my own life.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211192511

[yuiyoshida]

35. If the Republicans continue to ignore this and push

Kavanaugh through, there will be HELL TO PAY.

[Liberty Belle]

37. And they won't even let the woman who actually was gang-raped testify;

Avenatti's highly credible client with all those high-level security clearances.

Shows what a kangaroo court this is. I hope all the Dems will grill Kavenaugh about those other allegations of him lining up to gang-rape incapacitated women and being present during the rape of Avenatti's client. And why he lied about his underage drinking and sexual escapades that he bragged about in his own yearbook.

[appalachiablue]

39. And she has anxiety disorder which is impacted by this highly

public, painful and stressful event. A brave woman, we are very fortunate that she chose to reveal the experience.

[Ilsa]

40. She was 15, her not fully developed brain was traumatized.

She had reasonable fear of the worst things happening to her - rape, death. That trauma affects memory of nonrelevant details, affects shaping of the brain's function, especially at an early age. Her personality type affects her trauma as well, and how it continues to affect her anxiety, trust issues, etc.

This assault deeply affected her life, her relationships.