Haunted Memories: Healing the Pain of Childhood Abuse

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Summary: Haunted Memories
Review: Haunted Memories deals with the problem and results of childhood abuse, of which the author has firsthand experience. His training and work in Christian counseling enable him to present the subject with both psychological and spiritual insight, and offer guidance and hope to those in need. His careful description of the immediate and adulthood symptoms might lead one to conclude that everyone has at least some of these. However the author points out the differences between such general indications and the true warning signs of abuse.

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Summary: Terrifyingly Insightful
Review: I found this book to be avarage as I started to read it. Many of what the author said I had heard before. But, when I got to the middle when he describes adult symptoms of a child abuse survivor it began to really get to me. Some of the things he described hit so close to home that my arms would get weak, my hands would tremble and if I'd been standing I probably would've colapsed. I recomend this to anyone who's gone through sexual abuse and/or those who love them. The author is extremely insightful and to the point. He has a way of bringing out the fears that dance around your head and showing you how to dispell, understand and deal with them. He never makes you feel that anything you've felt or thought as a survivor is wrong or monstrous. The only draw back I can see is that he refers to Christians a couple of times. I'm a Christian myself but I could see how this could turn off a person who is a survivor but not a Christian. That's the only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5. I highly recommend this book.