Outgrowing the Pain : A Book for and About Adults Abused As Children

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Summary: An excellent book on adult recovery from child abuse
Review: I've heard that this book has sold over 100,000 copies and it's easy to understand why. The author fully comprehends the situation of adults who have been abused as children and she explains, in a straightforward manner, just what they have experienced and how they can overcome their lingering feelings of anger and guilt. The chapter titles best sum up the contents of this excellent book:

- Is this book for me?
- Coming to terms with abuse as a child
- OK, I believe, now what?
- Aftereffects of abuse
- Patterns of relating to the world
- Taking hold of your past
- Say goodbye to the parents you never had


Rating:
Summary: An excellent book on adult recovery from child abuse.
Review: I've heard that this book has sold over 100,000 copies and it's easy to
understand why. The author fully comprehends the situation of adults
who have been abused as children and she explains, in a straightforward
manner, just what they have experienced and how they can overcome their
lingering feelings of anger and guilt. The chapter titles best sum up the
contents of this excellent book:

- Is this book for me?
- Coming to terms with abuse as a child
- OK, I believe it, now what?
- Aftereffects of abuse
- Patterns of relating to the world
- Taking hold of your past
- Say goodbye to the parents you never had.


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Summary: Great Resource for Adult Survivors of Domestic Violence
Review: OUTGROWING THE PAIN is a much needed book for the countless adult survivors of child abuse. Clearly written it begins with the source of so much continued pain - denial. Its list of the characteristics of the abused child will ring true immediately with any survivor. What is helpful about this book is that it offers a step by step way to identify how your painful past is prohibiting you from living the most fulfilling life you can. Survivors deny and often bury the pain from their childhoods because they think that will free them from the past, but the truth is that the only way to get over the pain is to remember and release it. OUTGROWING THE PAIN is a good tool to begin the healing process. I wish I had a resource like this when I realized I had not healed from my childhood 14 years ago. It would have saved me a few years of denying and hiding away my paintings of my childhood.


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Summary: A great introduction to understanding why we act as we do
Review: The emotions of child abuse run so deep that this is a perfect book for beginning to explore how that abuse affected us and why we act as we do as adults. With knowledge, we can change our lives for the better. I have given this book to several family members who are equally thrilled.

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Summary: Thanks so much for the validation!
Review: The focus on child abuse is on children, and the adults who survived because it was often never detected have been overlooked for far too long. So many adults, like me, didn't realize until we were grown just how screwed up our childhoods were. As a child, you don't realize that this isn't normal, that all parents don't treat their children this way, and that it wasn't right because you think your parents always know what's best. Our pain is minimized or dismissed because "it's over now, you're grown up" or we're told "just don't dwell on it." A must read for adult survivors

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Summary: Outgrowing the pain
Review: This book is about taking a look at your past as an adult. There are many forms of abuse. You may revisit your past, but your not living it. You are an adult now. This book is excellent for journaling your feelings that you may have experienced. The next step is to get counseling, to help you through the painful experiences. We all must feel the pain to heal. Take your time, it is an easy read. Look back over the chapters that made you remember your past.

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Summary: Not Worth the Price
Review: This book offered very little in terms of outgrowing the pain. It was too brief and had very little useful information.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: This is an excellent book that shows the trauma of child abuse. I applaud the authors work on this, I also hope that parents,teachers etc will pay attention and read this complelling book. It ranks up there with Nightmares Echo and Courage To Heal