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Taking Charge of Your Life After Boyhood Sexual Abuse
John Wiley & Sons
April 2005
On Sale: April 13, 2005
256 pages
ISBN: 0471619108
EAN: 9780471619109
Kindle: B000PY4V38
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction
By the age of sixteen, up to one in six boys has unwanted
direct sexual contact with an older person. This is rarely
talked about, and when it is, shame and embarrassment often
stop us from speaking up openly and frankly. Now, this major
new book by Dr. Richard Gartner, a pioneering therapist in
the field, explores in depth the once-taboo subject of male
sexual victimization. Providing empowering action steps and written specifically
for survivors of male sexual abuse as well as their spouses,
partners, and loved ones, Beyond Betrayal is based on
Richard Gartner's decades of experience as a psychologist,
psychoanalyst, and advocate for sexually abused men.
Covering both male and female abuse of boys and young men,
Dr. Gartner explores the different types of abuse, from
sexual abuse with and without touch to covert abuse to
trauma, revealing the profound impact of sexual betrayal by
such caretakers as clergy, family, teachers, babysitters,
and health professionals. Gartner explains how as a child
one trusts out of necessity—and how the betrayal of that
trust ravages one's self-concept as a man while also
wreaking havoc on one's relationships. In this powerful book, Dr. Gartner allows his patients to
speak for themselves. The men's heartrending stories convey
the full range of long-term devastations of boyhood sexual
abuse: the despair, the secrecy, and the isolation; the
worry about manhood and sexual orientation; and the
difficulties of developing intimate relationships. In
sharing their stories, these courageous men demonstrate what
bravely deciding to face your inner demons can bring you:
trust, resolution, and connection. In reading this book, you'll discover how to safely
experience emotions again and relate to others with
confidence and security. Dr. Gartner also helps you shed the
long-held conviction that you can either be a man or a
victim but not both, and he teaches you how to determine who
you really are and develop new, more flexible concepts of
masculinity. Beyond Betrayal shows you that you can take
charge of your recovery while living your life to its
fullest potential.
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