If you were abused or neglected as a child, chances are that you have been your whole life, whether you’re a man, a woman, or a teen. Child abuse so mangles the personality that the victim unconsciously attracts abusers throughout the life cycle. Lies about yourself were planted deep in your mind by the abuse, and you still believe them. Until you understand exactly what the abuse did to you, you cannot get free. Soul Rape: Recovering Personhood after Abuse provides an effective seven-step program for use by victims, their therapists, and for group work. In this book, survivors and professionals will discover:
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“St. Paul called the love of money the root of all kinds of evil. But child abuse is an evil root that runs deeper, spreads farther, and holds a specific, predictable consequence: the loss of personhood and often of life itself. Always feeling despicable, the victim has neither hope nor any concept of eternal life. There is no possibility of a healthy relationship with God.” (Pages 2–3)
“As best we know, one in every three little girls is sexually abused and about one in four boys. There is no way to know the actual prevalence because, of course, abuse occurs in secret. However, it is fairly accurate to say that perhaps 90 percent of women attending Alcoholics Anonymous have been sexually abused, and about 80 percent of the men have been physically abused, a large but unknown number sexually. Half the abused women are victims of incest. Present studies indicate about 40 million children abused per day worldwide.” (Page 3)
“While child abuse might harshly be stated as ‘raping the soul’, even children reared in fairly normal homes still suffer a ‘molestation’ of their identity through the communication of false information about themselves.” (Page 4)
“Child abuse implants false messages about who one is. It is most difficult to live a successful life that is based on lies.” (Page xi)
“Wounded healers are by far the most effective psychotherapists” (Page 132)
Soul Rape is an eye-opener for everybody who hates human suffering. It clearly demonstrates that mental illness is usually the result of being sinned against. We need to stop this cycle of abuse, which is occurring not just often but virtually all the time all around this world. The first step is to master the insights of this invaluable book, which is destined to change the face of psychology and theology permanently.
—Anacleto B. Millendez, founder, Beautiful Heart Foundation
Soul Rape is a tour de force of the tortured landscape of child abuse and its pernicious long-term outcomes. Numerous case studies expertly intertwine with theoretical insights to produce the equivalent of a comprehensive and unconventional treatment modality. This book is important contribution toward the edification of victims and institutions alike.
—Sam Vaknin, editor-in-chief, Global Politician
This is a wonderful book. It should be compulsory reading for anyone dealing with abused children or abused adults, or adult survivors of childhood abuse: physicians, psychologists, and other therapists, teachers, protective workers, and so on. And the language is so clear and nontechnical that it will be of enormous benefit to the survivors of trauma themselves, and even to parent who want to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their children.
—Robert Rich, psychologist
Heyward Bruce Ewart created [this book] to help victims, parents, and therapists. There are various tests included in this book which can help determine whether the victim is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. There is a test for concealed child abuse and a domestic violence inventory questionnaire throughout its pages, descriptions of what effects the abuse has taken and how you can break free. This book is not meant to take over the work of a qualified therapist, but to help therapists and those dealing with abused people. This book is an excellent resource!
—Reader Views
This book provides the reader with an in-depth understanding into the long-lasting effects of abuse and also provides a number of useful tests and tools to aid in such areas as uncovering concealed child abuse and screening for potentially dangerous employees. This is an important book and would be a beneficial read for those who were abused as children, those currently suffering from abuse, those working with the abused, and anyone who knows someone who has been abused.
—Rebecca’s Reads
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