Comments on: Mackenzie Phillips Shares Her Story of Abuse

By: Barbara Jacoby

Barbara Jacoby — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:02:36 +0000

Thank you so very much for sharing this. I am sure that regardless of what people have to say about her, Mackenzie will be very happy that by speaking out, she is helping others and I am sure that her speaking out has helped her greatly as well.

By: Barbara Jacoby

Barbara Jacoby — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:51:56 +0000

You are absolutely, positively correct. Thank you.

By: Mandi

Mandi — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:58:46 +0000

I just wanted to share some info that I found online.

Mackenzie Phillips’ Confession Inspires Others to Come Forward
Printer-friendly versionFollowing Mackenzie Phillips’ disclosure of her incestual relationship with her father, many survivors of sexual abuse and assault have been inspired to come forward and get the help they deserve. ABC’s Good Morning America featured this increase in the number of people reaching out for help through the National Sexual Assault Hotlines. Since Mackenzie’s disclosure, calls to the National Sexual Assault Hotline (1-800-656-HOPE) have increased 26%, and traffic to the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline has increased 83%. RAINN Speakers Bureau member and survivor, Tiffani Wampler, told Good Morning America that it took her seven years to confront her father, who had been abusing her from the time she was 12. “In no way was it consensual. I never wanted it,” Wampler said. “But, then, there is that thing where I say, ‘This is normal, I just have to take it.’”

Here is the link where I found the info ~ http://www.rainn.org/news-room/news/mackenzie-phillips-comes-forward

By: Chastity

Chastity — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:09:50 +0000

Using is often a result of sexual abuse, how could this discredit her. It has to be hard to come out with this. But I thank her as she will help many others who are trapped inside themselves.

By: Barbara Jacoby

Barbara Jacoby — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:10:55 +0000

Since I can’t figure out another option for telling her story that would be better than a book, I would really appreciate it if you would let me know what your thinking may be for a better way to come out about it. I truly am interested because there are others who might want to tell their individual stories and would really appreciate other ideas, especially when writing a book is not an option for them

By: Barbara Jacoby

Barbara Jacoby — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:59:36 +0000

Thank you for sharing a bit of your story here. I completely understand your not publishing your book until it is the “right” time, in this case, after your grandfather passes. I completely understand. Although I’ve never written a book about my abuse experiences, I never discussed or wrote about that time while my parents were alive. It wasn’t because they were contributors to the abuse but rather because it would have hurt them beyond your wildest imagination to know that their daughter had been hurt in that way.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:26:57 +0000

I’m not saying it didn’t happen, it just seems her reasoning for coming out about it was not the way to do it.

By: cathy Mcmartin

cathy Mcmartin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:55:46 +0000

WOW! the reason that these men get away with this type of behavior is because they have women, like some who speak here and their spouses, that turn their backs on the younger little girls, young women, etc… No one knows when, how, or how come until they have walked in the shoes of a victim to this horrible crime. Guilt , shame, drug addiction, all part of it. Anything to avoid the pain.. GOod for you Mckenzie. If she was high when she wrote her book she couldn’t have been that high or the book wouldn’t have been written!!! Speak your truth girl and shame on the ones who go against you. I have been writing a book on my past abuse and i will wait until my grandfather is pasted until i release it, he wasn’t my abuser but his daughter let it happen, so as to not hurt him i’ll wait. Dose’nt mean that i am lying….

By: Barbara Jacoby

Barbara Jacoby — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:00:06 +0000

Thank you so much for taking the time to add to your previous commentary. I really appreciate the fact that you are willing to put your story out there so that others can see the real person behind this horror. For everyone who has ever suffered your particular type of abuse, I hope that they will understand that there are people out here for them who will support and help them. And there are a lot more here for them who, while they may have suffered abuse under other circumstances, still do understand. Not everyone believes that when someone chooses to share his/her story, the only reason is for publicity.

By: Barbara Jacoby

Barbara Jacoby — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:45:31 +0000

Thank you so very much for your very poignant response. As a person who has gone through the same type of abuse as Mackenzie, I highly value your perceptions regarding whether you think that she is lying about this happening to her.