Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child AbuseWritten by an American psychotherapist and group therapy leader, this book offers advice to men who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse. It aims to help them to identify and validate their childhood experiences; explore strategies of survival and healing; work through issues such as trust, intimacy and sexuality; establish a support network for continued personal recovery; and set goals for the future. |
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... sexual orientation , gay or heterosexual . There is an extensive psychological , biochemical , sociological , anthropolog- ical , philosophical , medical , and religious literature on the subject- all of it inconclusive . We don't know ...
... sexual orientation , gay or heterosexual . There is an extensive psychological , biochemical , sociological , anthropolog- ical , philosophical , medical , and religious literature on the subject- all of it inconclusive . We don't know ...
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... sexual orientation is established well before puberty ) have suffered sexual abuse simply because of who they are . It is also pos- sible that an incident of sexual abuse could activate awareness of a sexual orientation that might ...
... sexual orientation is established well before puberty ) have suffered sexual abuse simply because of who they are . It is also pos- sible that an incident of sexual abuse could activate awareness of a sexual orientation that might ...
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... sexual child abuse . It is the devastation of trust that occurred when he ... orientation . The issue is abuse ! Repeat it to yourself as often as you can ... sexual component . But the real issue for the male survivor ( as for the female ) ...
... sexual child abuse . It is the devastation of trust that occurred when he ... orientation . The issue is abuse ! Repeat it to yourself as often as you can ... sexual component . But the real issue for the male survivor ( as for the female ) ...
Contents
Introduction I | 1 |
Myths and Realities II | 11 |
KEITHS STATEMENT | 25 |
Copyright | |
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able abused child accept adult survivor Al-Anon alcoholic allow anger attempt become begin behavior caring child sexual abuse childhood Claudia Black clients compulsive overeaters confrontation confusion counselor Courage to Heal crying deal Ellen Bass emotions experience fantasies father fear female forgiveness friends group members happened healing healthy heterosexual homophobia human hurt important incest recovery incestuous abuse individual interac intimacy isolation issues Judith Herman keep Laura Davis listen lives look male survivors memories mother move never pain parents partner PAT CONROY perpetrator person physical possible Prince of Tides problem professional protect psychotherapy question reality reason recover recovery group recovery process relationships remember response sexual child abuse shame situation someone story SURVIVAL AND AFTEREFFECTS talk tell therapist therapy tion told trust understand Victims No Longer violence women
References to this book
Child Abuse Trauma: Theory and Treatment of the Lasting Effects John Briere No preview available - 1992 |