Link – Why Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse Don’t Disclose
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Link – Why Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse Don’t Disclose

I found this section of the article below to be especially important for survivors to know. “The secret of child sexual abuse is especially shaming. It can make you feel like there is something seriously wrong with you; that you are inferior or worthless. You want to hide for fear of your secret being exposed….

Link – How Childhood Trauma and Dissociation Result in Horrible Adulthood Problems
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Link – How Childhood Trauma and Dissociation Result in Horrible Adulthood Problems

Continuing on a theme I’ve been discussing a lot around here. Darius wrote a really interesting article on how dissociation, something many of us did as children to protect our minds during the abuse, can be quite damaging when we remain disconnected from ourselves and our emotions as adults. “This lack of self-connection creates a…

Link – Why kids are so good at keeping abuse a secret
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Link – Why kids are so good at keeping abuse a secret

I wish we could get people to understand this fact, and the myriad reasons for it given in the article below. “When you look at sexual abuse, period — in adults and kids — delayed disclosure is the norm,” Kristen Houser, spokeswoman for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “But this is more so…

Link – ‘No secret’ families help protect children from sexual abuse

Link – ‘No secret’ families help protect children from sexual abuse

It may not be the only thing we need to do in terms of combating child abuse, but there is simply nothing more important than this: “Clearly, parents need to prepare children for the mental games of secrecy and grooming that characterize most childhood sexual abuse. Levine and Klein observe that while abusers may use…

Reviews Elsewhere – Mindfulness Skills for Trauma & PTSD

Reviews Elsewhere – Mindfulness Skills for Trauma & PTSD

As always, scouring the net for potentially useful resources, and I found this review over on Psych Central.   Post-traumatic stress disorder affects a wide range of individuals, from combat veterans and law enforcement to the survivors of sexual assault and childhoodabuse. The disorder expresses itself in a variety of ways, including anxiety, depression, avoidance…

Link – Guy Therapy: Why It’s So Important!

Link – Guy Therapy: Why It’s So Important!

“But, it seems to me that we’re unfairly judgmental, because we don’t appreciate that traditional talk therapy has always been more oriented toward women’s ways.” What do you guys think? Would more guys be open to, and helped by, therapy if they could get sessions geared more toward the way we think and interact? I…