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Summary: Such a relief !
Review: I was sexually abused (sadistically) by multiple offenders for the first ten years of my life (in my home and at my day care). I was also sexually assaulted (including multiple rapes) repeatedly between the ages of eleven and twenty. In addition to the sexual assault I was injured as a pedestrian and a passenger in three car accidents. I have spent my life trying to minimize the traumas I have endured, but I have been living with PTSD for most of my life. In the past few years my life has become very stable, and during this year I have begun to face the effects of my past. After years of holding everything inside it seems that the trauma is rushing out of me. For a brief time the effects of the PTSD have increased, but I know that means that I am moving past the trauma. There were many times throughout my life and in the recent past in which I thought for sure that I was going crazy and would lose complete contact with reality. But then I would check in with myself and see that I am not crazy. I was actually coping incredibly well considering what I have faced in my life. I looked through many books on PTSD, and found them all helpful in different ways, especially when they focused on the unique effects of incest trauma. But, when I found this book I began to see that there truly is hope for transcending long-term trauma. When I read the first section: "About PTSD" I was practically reading my own journal. Word for word, experience for experience Glenn Schiraldi shed light on the constant symptoms of trauma that I experience from day to day (from child abuse, rape, sexual torture, and car accidents). I realized in reading this book that I am not crazy, my reactions are normal given the trauma I have endured, and there is a way to heal and transcend all of it. I'm sure that there will always be some residual effects of the trauma that I endured, but my goal is to live life to my fullest and not to be in pain (physical, emotional, psychological or spiritual). This book has a very comprehensive introduction to many aspects of healing and healing options. Ultimately we will all find our own way to healing, but it always helps to be educated and to receive support. I feel it is very important for people (especially health care workers and healers) to be educated about PTSD, and the many kinds of trauma that people face. One of my goals in life is to help educate about trauma and sexual violence, and also to help people in need. There is hope, and I wish you all luck on your individual journeys to transcendence. Two other books that I recommend are "I Can't Get Over It" by Aphrodite Matsakis and "Trauma and Recovery" by Judith Lewis Herman.
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Summary: There is Hope
Review: I was sexually abused (sadistically) by multiple offenders for the first ten years of my life (in my home and at my day care). I was also sexually assaulted (including multiple rapes) repeatedly between the ages of eleven and twenty. In addition to the sexual assault I was injured as a pedestrian and a passenger in three car accidents. I have spent my life trying to minimize the traumas I have endured, but I have been living with PTSD for most of my life. In the past few years my life has become very stable, and during this year I have begun to face the effects of my past. After years of holding everything inside it seems that the trauma is rushing out of me. For a brief time the effects of the PTSD have increased, but I know that means that I am moving past the trauma. There were many times throughout my life and in the recent past in which I thought for sure that I was going crazy and would lose complete contact with reality. But then I would check in with myself and see that I am not crazy. I was actually coping incredibly well considering what I have faced in my life. I looked through many books on PTSD, and found them all helpful in different ways, especially when they focused on the unique effects of incest trauma. But, when I found this book I began to see that there truly is hope for transcending long-term trauma. When I read the first section: "About PTSD" I was practically reading my own journal. Word for word, experience for experience Glenn Schiraldi shed light on the constant symptoms of trauma that I experience from day to day (from child abuse, rape, sexual torture, and car accidents). I realized in reading this book that I am not crazy, my reactions are normal given the trauma I have endured, and there is a way to heal and transcend all of it. I'm sure that there will always be some residual effects of the trauma that I endured, but my goal is to live life to my fullest and not to be in pain (physical, emotional, psychological or spiritual). This book has a very comprehensive introduction to many aspects of healing and healing options. Ultimately we will all find our own way to healing, but it always helps to be educated and to receive support. I feel it is very important for people (especially health care workers and healers) to be educated about PTSD, and the many kinds of trauma that people face. One of my goals in life is to help educate about trauma and sexual violence, and also to help people in need. There is hope, and I wish you all luck on your individual journeys to transcendence. Two other books that I recommend are "I Can't Get Over It" by Aphrodite Matsakis and "Trauma and Recovery" by Judith Lewis Herman.
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Summary: Not so Much for Multiples in here (as advertised).
Review: Schiraldi believes DID to be a severe dissociative state. He believes, "there is only one person and one personality - but aspects of the personality have not yet been integrated." He says, "Whenever possible, treatment should move the patient toward a sense of integrated functioning and connectedness among the different alternate personalities. Distortions must be challenged. Treatment modalities include psychodynamic, modified cognitive-behavioral, and hypnosis - most commonly for calming, soothing, containment, and ego strengthening."I think that there has been much more work on PTSD then multiplicity and that it is less complicated than multiplicity, but that we can learn from it aspects of how dissociation works. I do not believe that the goal of therapy has to be integration. I do believe that the parts (alters) can reposition themselves; each to be living in the present. This is possible only when they are able to share common resources and have "out time." I resent having "parts" thought of as "distortions to be challenged," or that the purpose of my therapist could be to placate and contain. I am unsure of the role of an "ego." Corey (Aynetal System)
KathrynCoreyCenter.com
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Summary: A very fine guide to healing and recovery.
Review: Stress management expert Schiraldi shows that there are different forms of this syndrome, and provides a guide to healing and recovery in a book which emphasizes that PTSD can destroy careers and relationships if left unaddressed. From analyzing anger to resolving guilt, The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Handbook covers common patterns of the syndrome.
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Summary: Survivors of PTSD Have a New Best Friend
Review: This book may well become the best friend of every person recovering from PTSD. I frequently find myself turning to this book for direction and comfort when the symptoms become overwhelming. It is a powerfully effective tool against the panic and feelings of isolation that I face as a person with PTSD. The clear, concise explanations, acceptance of the reality of these symptoms, and specific instructions and suggestions for professional and self-treatment, organized in an easy-to-read format, have proven invaluable in my own recovery. Glenn has taken the fear and confusion of PTSD and turned it into an understandable and manageable situation. I would recommend this book to anyone suffering from PTSD. It may save your life, and will certainly save your sanity. I can't say enough good things about it. It has, truly, changed my life.
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Summary: Comprehensive and Easy to Read
Review: This book on PTSD is very helpful in explaining the symptoms, remedies, and recommendations for individuals dealing with PTSD. I recommend it to anyone who feels they may suffer from PTSD, as it is a great relief to hear about other cases and symptoms of PTSD. Because of this book, I have realized that I'm not nuts and I'm not alone in my symptoms or in my diagnoses.
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Summary: Wonderful insight
Review: What insight! I also highly recommend reading Peaceful Heart: A Woman's Journey of Healing, by Aimee Jo Martin....a book that is a true testament to the human spirit and takes the reader thru a client's perspective of EMDR.
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