Literature recommendations
Topic sexual abuse
The body keeps the score - mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma
Why can you not necessarily remember anything? What happens with traumatic experiences in the brain? Do adults and children react differently to bad events? Is it possible to recover from trauma? Why does my body react to some things, although I do not know the cause?
note: Regardless of the type and cause of the trauma highly recommended.
own personal rating: 4,5 out of 5 stars
author: Bessel van der Kolk
ISBN: 978-0-141-97861-1
pages: 443
year: 2014
publisher: Penguin Books
The sexual healing journey - a guide for survivors of sexual abuse
How do I recognize a sexual abuse or abuse? How will I become master of my sexuality again? How do I redefine sex? Can I ever get intimate with anyone again? Over all this and more, the author writes in a sensitive way, helping one to no longer see himself as a victim but as a survivor.
note: Sexual abuses, abuse, rape. No matter what you have experienced, the book will help.
own personal rating: 5 out of 5 stars
author: Wendy Maltz
ISBN: 978-0-06-213073-0
pages: 358
year: 2012, 3rd edition
publisher: William Morrow, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers