The analytical situation and setting encourage the return of confusion, and the analyst has access to the subject’s private world. With sexual abuse, the Fantasy scene is crushed by that of the act. Confusion is fed by denial on the part of the entourage and by a disavowal of the traumatic experience. Transference helps one gain access to a time when the thread of fantasy can be picked up again, thanks to the psychotherapist’s affection. It is important that the disavowal not recur during the session.