Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse Practical Self-help For Adults Who Were Sexually Abused As Children,9781555612252

Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse Practical Self-help For Adults Who Were Sexually Abused As Children

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9781555612252
ISBN10: 1555612253
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-04-22
Publisher(s): Balance
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Summary

Understanding the past-and breaking free from it-is the key to surviving childhood sexual abuse. This book can help ease the journey, with discussions of the damage caused by abuse; anxiety, fears, and nightmares; depression and low self-esteem; eating disorders and negative body image; feelings toward the abuser, and how to overcome problems and work toward prevention.

Author Biography

Carolyn Ainscough is a clinical psychologist who has dedicated herself to helping survivors of sexual abuse through support groups and one-on-one counseling. Kay Toon is a clinical psychologist who has dedicated herself to helping survivors of sexual abuse through support groups and one-on-one counseling.

Table of Contents

Preface vi
Acknowledgements viii
Part One: Sexual Abuse Changes Lives
Survival and Recovery: Sharing the Pain
1(7)
Survivors Speak Out
8(21)
The Damage Caused by Sexual Abuse
29(11)
Part Two: ``It Must Have Been My Fault''
Why Me?
40(9)
Why Didn't I Tell?
49(14)
Silent Ways of Telling
63(12)
What Happened When I Did Tell
75(12)
Part Three: Tackling the Problems
Buried Feelings
87(11)
Anxiety, Fears and Nightmares
98(18)
Depression and Low Self-Esteem
116(15)
Eating Problems and Body Image
131(18)
Sex and Sexuality
149(27)
Part Four: Feelings toward Others
Children
176(24)
Mothers
200(17)
Abusers
217(24)
Part Five: Breaking Free
Overcoming the Problems
241(16)
Working toward Prevention
257(16)
The Journey Continues
273(8)
Resources 281(3)
Further Reading 284(3)
About the Authors 287(1)
Index 288

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