| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
84 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 84). |
| Contents |
Is this book for me? -- Coming to terms with the abuse: Denial; Definitions of abuse; Minimizing; Rationalizing; Selective memory; -- Ok, I believe it, now what?: Anger; Fear; Shame; Relief; -- Aftereffects of abuse: Difficulties with trust; Difficulties with self-protection; Difficulties with self-esteem; Difficulties with achievement; Difficulties with fitting in; Difficulties with intimacy; Relationships; -- Patterns of relating to the world: Caretaker-Rescuer; Hider; Take me, I'm yours; I'm tough, nothing hurts me; Lost souls; Walking time bombs; The only thing that helps is dying; My head aches, hug me; If it hurts, I know I'm here; -- Taking hold of your past: Once a victim, always a victim?; Once a victim, now an abuser?; Nothing matters anymore- why try?; Becoming whole: no more splitting; Constructive anger expression; Respond, don't simply react; Create opportunities; Get free of familiar traps; Become visible; Know your own power; Broaden your possibilities; -- Say goodbye to the parents you never had: Say hello to the parents you can be if you chose; Rescuing yourself: no more pipe dreams; -- Addendum: The non-abused sibling; Partners of adults abused as children. |
| Summary |
This book outlines some of the ways an adult may be affected by abuse or neglect as a child. It also helps the adult recognize the change that can be accomplished in breaking patterns and habits which resulted from the impact of abuse. |
| Subject |
Adult child abuse victims -- Rehabilitation.
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Adult child abuse victims -- Rehabilitation.
(OCoLC)fst00797207
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Child Abuse. (DNLM)D002649 |
| ISBN |
0961320508 (pbk.) |
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9780961320508 (pbk.) |
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