Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse: Practical Self-Help for Adults Who Were Sexually Abused as Children

by Carolyn Ainscough and Kay Toon

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555612253
• ISBN13: 9781555612252
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Pleased with my experience with this seller.

The book arrived in a timely manner in the condition it was advertised to be.

Graduate Student

This book is an excellent resource for those who are working in the field of Child Sexual Abuse protection. It helps to understand the coping machanism of abuse from childhood through adulthood. The book was delivered promptly and in excellent conditions. Thank you.

Great help

Although there were one or two chapters in the book that didn't pertain to me, I found this book very helpful. The exercises at the end of each chapter really made me think, and made me realize why I react the way I do to certain things. It helped that I was able to share the questions and my answers with a couple of trustworthy friends. This book gave me the incentive to want to move on to the next step in my recovery process. I, too, have tried to contact a couple of the helplines mentioned in the back of the book, but was unable to. However, that is not a problem for me, as I can contact a local agency.