I'm sure they are. I only know a little about what you described to me, but ... if they were turned into monsters -- um, hellions, then they would at least be grateful to you for helping them to find peace. No one would want to be trapped as a monster for their entire life - especially if they forgot their humanity.

[ She looked thoughtful for a moment. ]

So... I guess it must be traumatic - no, I think it definitely would be traumatic, and denial, or forgetting is their only way of coping.