Posted by Frida on January 30, 2005, at 17:55:30
In reply to Books for survivors of child abuse?, posted by myownfeet on January 30, 2005, at 17:13:59
Hi,
I am new here, but I wanted to answer your post..
I am sorry you are dealing with the consequences of child abuse. :-(
I have read The Courage to Heal. It has been helpful but it can be triggering and hard to read if you don't have a therapist to process the feelings and memories. I think that has been the most helpful to me.
Then there are some memoirs, but that is probably very painful to read, though it helped me to open up to my T and access my own emotions about the abuse. One of them is Because I remember terror, father I remember you. This has truly helped me in therapy, but if you read it by yourself it is very triggering too.I hope this helps some.
I would say The Courage to heal is one of the most helpful books I have read, but you have to read it slowly, and process what you feel and what comes to you.Lots of support,
Frida.
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