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Childhood Abuse By A Trusted Relative
- Star Faithfull's childhood trauma began at age 11 when her cousin Andrew J. Peters molested her and used ether to control her.
- The abuse included long road trips and hotel stays that went unnoticed by her family and reshaped her personality into secrecy and mood swings.
Teenage Recklessness Was Trauma Not Rebellion
- Star's erratic teenage behavior, including dressing in oversized masculine clothes and withdrawing from friends, were trauma responses rather than simple rebellion.
- She was committed voluntarily to a psychiatric hospital for nine days at 19, but doctors missed the real cause.
Cruises Became Star's Escape And Attachment
- After revealing the abuse in 1926, Star was sent on a nine-week Cunard cruise where she drank heavily and became infatuated with ship surgeon Dr. George Jameson Carr.
- She later wrote him love letters and confided lifelong secrets, showing how cruises became an escape.