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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Loving Healing Press | | Edition: | 1stst Edition | | Page Count: | 200 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 15, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 360,169th |
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Find Your Way to Freedom Today! If you were abused or neglected as a child, chances are that you have been your whole life, whether you are 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. They are crippling your life! Do you have any of these signs? You have symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). You feel like a second-class citizen. Nobody understands: they ask, "Why can't you get over it?" You have escaped one abuser only to end up with another. Until you understand exactly what the abuse did to you, you cannot get free. You can stay in therapy your whole life and never get a clue. OR you can unravel the mysteries once and for all and bring everything to light by reading AM I BAD? Recovering from Abuse. A great resource for victims, therapists, and group work. Therapists acclaim for AM I BAD? "AM I BAD? is a tour de force of the tortured landscape of child abuse and its pernicious long-term outcomes. This book is an important contribution towards the edification of victims and institutions alike." -Sam Vaknin, PhD, author Malignant Self-Love "This book should be compulsory reading for anyone dealing with abused children or abused adults, or adult survivors of childhood abuse." -Robert Rich, PhD, M.A.P.S, A.A.S.H. The New Horizons in Therapy Series from Loving Healing Press (www.LovingHealing.com) |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 4 reviews)
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An Extremely Helpful Work on Abuse by Lauri C. Coates (MASCOUTAH, IL United States)  5 Stars
August 30, 2009
I used to be a social worker. It is an unfortunate fact of life that abuse is prevalent today, and has been for some time. I do know that things have changed slightly for the better, as understanding of the effects of abuse have significantly improved. That said, much remains to be done.
Perhaps one of the toughest parts of dealing with clients, abused, abuser, and family members of both; is getting them to understand the far reaching consequences of abuse. The author, Heyward Ewart III, does an excellent job of illustrating just what some of these consequences are for all involved. Through the use of case studies, discussion and review of psychological theory, and information of on-going research; the author offers hope of healing and working through the abuse for all involved.
There are numerous tests, checklists and questionnaires included. These are extremely useful to the layperson, qualified counselor, student and family members. Anyone in the field of psychotheraphy or counseling will find this book extremely helpful. Some of the areas, of course, are simply review of theory and information already known widely. But even for the long-term counselor there is new information to be gleaned. I consider this work to be an important new addition to the field of study of abuse. If you have a family member who has suffered abuse, or been abused yourself, you will find much here to help you.
I admire the author's ability to speak to all levels of interested people who will be reading this book. I think no one will be confused, or feel that he is talking "down" to you, or dumbing down the info to make it easier to understand. His forthright manner and detailed writing style will make this book informative and useful to anyone in the field or with an interest in the long term effects of abuse.
It is definitely a book that will be referred to again and again by all users. I look forward to reading additional material by this author.
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Insight into abuse by RebeccasReads.com (Austin, Texas) 5 Stars
November 29, 2008
Reviewed by Kam Aures for RebeccasReads (11/08)
"Am I Bad? Recovering from Abuse" is the sixth book in the New Horizons in Therapy Series from Loving Healing Press. As stated in the introduction, "The purpose of this book is not to provide treatment techniques, although some principles are mentioned, but to furnish from real-life case histories a penetrating and hopefully unforgettable look at what causes domestic violence: child abuse. Vivid understanding of the cause must precede the development of effective treatment. Further, the intent is to show many other consequences of child abuse, most importantly a distorted sense of self, which greatly limits the chances of a fulfilling life." ( p. v)
Ewart most certainly achieves his objective of providing unforgettable images of child abuse through the case histories. To me, one of the most vivid of the histories presented involved physical abuse to a man named Lloyd whose mother used to continuously whip him with a switch over and over again. Lloyd recalls trying to stand still as ordered but "slipping on his own blood upon the wooden floor." (p. 50) Tortured for his entire life, he was unable to talk during sessions and was only able to yell and scream in anger. He had been placed in psychiatric hospitals, had been in jail, and was addicted to drugs and alcohol. Throughout the years he was never accurately diagnosed. What he was suffering from was "complex post-traumatic stress disorder" from the physical abuse. Once this was understood, he was able to start on the path to recovery. The events that the people profiled in this book have been through are haunting and the resulting effects upon their well-being and future selves are heartbreaking.
People abused as children tend to gravitate toward abusers as they grow, therefore always being stuck in an abusive cycle and never breaking free from the trauma endured as a child. "Am I Bad? Recovering From Abuse" delves into these issues in order to help provide an understanding of the effects and consequences of the abuse in hopes that this will "bring everything to light" (back cover) thus enabling those who were abused to step onto the road to recovery.
The book provides the reader with an in depth understanding into the long-lasting effects of abuse and also provides a number useful tests and tools to aid in such areas as uncovering concealed child abuse and screening for potentially dangerous employees. "Am I Bad? Recovering from Abuse" 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.
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The Most Important Book for Healing from Abuse!!! by Lisa M. Plumb (southern california) 5 Stars
July 24, 2008
I am a survivor of all kinds of abuse. I also am a student that has been seeking the best way to heal from abuse, for myself and for others. So many times I have talked with clinicians or the average person and they have no understanding of abuse and definitely not how to heal from it. As many therapists as there are there are also as many opinions or guesses on how to help victims heal. Many have lost all sense of logic when it comes to dealing with abuse. Fr Heyward Ewart PhD has found the missing link to how to heal. He is logical and clear and his message is of extreme importance to those who want to heal and those who want to help others heal. It is refreshing and encouraging to know that there really is help out there! You can heal! You are normal and reacting to something that is abnormal. Most people who have survived trauma suffer from complicated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), they don't have "mental illness" and they need to be understood and not insulted anymore! The original abuse is enough, the mental health community needs to get its act together to treat these survivors in the way they deserve. This book describes the way to accomplish that, to be an effective healer, to give the right message and to hear the right message. You are NOT bad. But if we don't hit the root of the original message that was given to us, we will believe the lie. But we don't have to anymore...
Lisa Plumb
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Excellent resource by Reader Views (Austin, Texas) 5 Stars
September 05, 2007
Reviewed by Lori Plach for Reader Views (6/07)
"It's all your fault! You brought this on yourself! If you would have done something different, this wouldn't have happened to you!" Ah yes, these are things an abuse victim may hear. Or they may simply believe. Do you know someone who has been abused? Perhaps it was a close friend or family member. Or maybe it was you yourself who was abused a year or many years ago and you are still dealing with the effects of it all. Your natural reaction, when something like this happens to you, is to blame yourself. Traumatized people often find themselves abusing alcohol, drugs or others but there is something much less destructive.
Heyward Bruce Ewart has created the book "Am I Bad?" 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.
No two cases are exactly alike. What happened in one case didn't happen quite the same in another. Just like each victim may react differently in dealing with what happened to them. "Am I Bad?" is an excellent resource!
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