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Examines the feelings of loneliness and mistrust suffered by trauma survivors, explores how these feelings affect personal relationships, and suggests ways of negotiating and coping with the trauma for improved relationships.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder doesn’t have to be a lifetime sentence . . . mere survival is optional. Have you: • Lost someone you know to suicide, war, or natural disaster? • Experienced something you just can’t ‘get over’? • Tried counseling, talk therapy or support groups without success? Need help: • Explaining PTSD to others? • Getting your spouse/family on board? • Understanding what’s happening & why? For the first time, A.E. Huppert, co-founder of 343 Soulutions, reveals details about why she struggled for 30 years as a PTSD survivor, the three years it took to find freedom, and what it’s like to savor living 100% symptom free for almost nine years. She’s h...
The most helpful grief book to read when you're ready to start healing after the loss of a loved one. Discover the transformative power of healing and hope with this top-rated grief book and compassionate guide for those navigating the challenging journey of grief and loss. Written with profound wisdom and heartfelt empathy, I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye gently walks readers through the stages of grief, providing practical tools and empowering strategies to cope with the pain and confusion that accompany the loss of a loved one. Whether you've experienced the recent passing of a family member, friend, or even a pet, this book offers solace and guidance to help you navigate your unique grievi...
When men are abused, everybody suffers. This courageous book exposes a dark secret: Men are often victims of abuse. Although a great deal of attention has recently been paid to the victimization of women, the role of men as victims--not just perpetrators--has been neglected. The Abuse of Men reveals the impact of physical, sexual, and emotional trauma on the lives and relationships of men. This groundbreaking book shows how the negative effects of both basic training and combat may also cause lasting damage to men's self-esteem, ability to trust, personal boundaries, and ability to form healthy relationships. The Abuse of Men explores the prevalence of other kinds of violence and abuse towar...
Veterans with PTSD speak: “Anyone wanting to understand what it is to have a ‘flashback’ will learn more from these firsthand accounts than from any textbook.” ―The British Journal of Psychiatry The chances of service members developing PTSD after military-related traumas is, according to a U.S. study, at least thirty percent. The effects can be devastating, ranging from distressing flashbacks to nightmares, sleep disorders, physical symptoms, irritability, aggressions, and memory and concentration problems. These symptoms often cause severe impairment in all areas of life and may lead to despair and hopelessness. PTSD is neither a localized nor a temporary problem. Here, Leah Wize...
Every Ted Bundy/Charles Manson, Littleton, Rwanda/Kosovo inspires a renewed, desperate search for explanations & solutions. Hundreds of books wrestle w/ aspects of the problem: drugs, poverty, television, child abuse. Only a handful tackles violence on a broader scale. Called "a major contribution to violence theory" by the OMNI Center for Peace; a brilliant synthesis of all available models;" & the most comprehensive model of violence enabling yet to be developed;" by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, author of the Pulitzer-nominated On Killing, Transcending Violence stands out in offering both explanations & pragmatic solutions Violence comes in many shapes & sizes. It grows in almost any soil. Ethn...
Updated for its Second Edition, this text provides the information emergency departments need about the medicolegal aspects of treating victims of violence, motor vehicle accidents, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and intimate partner abuse. It offers detailed guidelines on interviewing and examining the victim and collecting, preserving, and documenting evidence for legal proceedings. The book includes a chapter by an attorney on expert testimony and a chapter on forensic photography. A full-color photo insert illustrates injury patterns and key evidence. This edition provides increased coverage of motor vehicle accidents, DNA evidence, and new drugs of abuse.
There is a silence that is killing us.Millions are impacted by rape and sexual violence andare plagued with struggles they cant talk about.The time is now to start the healing and Redeem the Silence. Redeem the Silence is a powerful expose on the subject of rape in the 21st century. With stories that are raw and riveting, the dialogue tears at ones emotions. A subject that is almost overpowering, it is almost unspeakable. But that is the point of Sherrills book: the subject of rape must not be unspeakable because it happens every day while our silence protects the guilty and torments the victims. Sherrill Nielsen tells the truth about sexual violation and blows the cover off cultural taboos. JIM COFFARO, Senior Pastor at New Song Foursquare Church, San Jose, CA A pathway to healing! Authentic, no formulas, compassionate, real life guidance for those who have been abused, and those who love them. DR. DAVID SMITH, Lead Navigator, Theodyssey Group Gripping, insightful, Sherrill Nielsen counsels from a survivors perspective. MIKE YORKEY, co-author of Every Mans Battle and The Swiss Courier www.redeemthesilence.com