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Forgotten Memories A Journey Out of the Darkness of Sexual Abuse

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By Barbara Schave

Foreword by Douglas Schave

ISBN: 0-275-94542-1

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-94542-8

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176 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 8/30/1993

List Price: $71.95 (UK Sterling Price: £41.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4

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Description: During psychoanalysis as a young adult, the author was treated by an analyst who distorted, misunderstood, and misinterpreted painful childhood events. In a successful second analysis, Dr. Schave was able to uncover forgotten memories of sexual abuse, buried from her conscious awareness for over 35 years. The author's emotional contact with the realities of her traumatic past led to a healing process, and as Dr. Schave understood and overcame her childhood experiences, she was better able to treat other survivors of sexual abuse. Schave's story is vitally important to other survivors because it is a first person account that details the recovery process. In a compelling manner, she relates what she can remember of her abuse and more importantly, how she came to realize she was not a damaged person. Incest is taboo in our culture, making it a difficult subject to discuss. For this and other reasons, not much is known about how to treat survivors. With her hard-won personal and professional insights, Dr. Schave explores various treatment options, focusing on the crucial importance of sensitivity, honesty, and equal partnership between therapist and patient. She leads survivors of sexual abuse through phases of therapy that include the toleration of feelings, reduction of stress, uncovering forgotten memories, confrontation, and integrating the trauma. This is a unique and hopeful book. abuse is important for its first-person account

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Douglas Schave, M.D.
The Calm Before the Storm
Addressing My Despair
Breaking Through My Despair
Confrontations with the Past
Recovering Forgotten Memories
Developing a New Sense of Self
Forgotten Memories
The Knots of Shame
My Secret Sisters
Treatment Issues with Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Afterthoughts by Marjorie Ford
Selected References
Index

LC Card Number: 93-6773

LCC Class: RC569

Dewey Class: 616.85


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