Why do child abusers and molesters often use the excuse that they were also abused as children?

Question: Child molesters and abusers often use the excuse that they were also molested and abused as children. The question is, why? If anything, one would think that being the victims of abuse would keep them from inflicting the same kind of suffering on others.

Answers:
The problem is large and is increasing. Child abuse and neglect are complex and multidimensional problems. Very often it is a true statement. My mother was abused and she abused me And allowed others (IE step father) to abuse me as well. I then became a parent and being young single and having had no positive example to follow began to abuse my child. I was lucky I saw the vicious circle and sought help early to stop abusing and raised a healthy happy loving human being who does not remember abuse as part of his life. It would seem from a logical point that the abused would not abuse but for many abusiveness was seen as the only attention we were given and tho it was negative in nature continued into adulthood to even seek it out. Often times those in society whom have never been abused can not understand this physiological aspect of abuse. I don't know if this answers your question but perhaps gives a bit of insight to the patterns of abuse

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