The Invisible Wound: A New Approach to Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse - Hardcover

Kritsberg, Wayne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0553089846 ISBN 13: 9780553089844

Publisher: Bantam, 1992

Synopsis

A guide to healing the wounds of childhood sexual abuse employs case histories to show how the memory of abuse can be distorted and how the survivor can create a "safe place" for healing.

About this title

About the Author:

Wayne Kritsberg, a therapist and author, is widely recognized as a pioneer in the treatment of survivors of trauma and author of the best-selling The Adult Children of Alcoholics Syndrome. With The Invisible Wound he helps break the silence about childhood sexual abuse and chart a unique path to healing. Wayne lives in Olympia, Washington.

From Publishers Weekly:

Kritsberg ( Gifts: Skills for Personal Growth and Recovery ), who leads personal growth and recovery workshops, has crafted a remarkable, almost do-it-yourself approach to working through the psychic damage caused by early sexual trauma. The emphasis here is on how victims repress their memories and feelings, which can later manifest themselves as psychical problems. Kritsberg's definition of childhood sexual abuse, more inclusive than most, fittingly encompasses emotional sexual abuse. He shows adult survivors ways to break through defenses, jog memories and replace pain with positive feelings. He suggests body work--to get to physical memories--and journal writing such as speaking with one's body to sharpen understanding. There are also separate healing affirmations for men and women. The author provides examples to show that both men and women are abused as well as abusers. This is a supportive and coherent guide.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0553089846
• ISBN 13: 9780553089844
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 261