Recommended for recovery (Courage to Heal, The - Ellen Bass, Laura Davis)

Member Name: Em

Product:	Courage to Heal, The - Ellen Bass, Laura Davis
Date:	07/12/08 (9 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Easy language. Encouraging. Informative.

Disadvantages: Can't comment on critisisms of "repressed memory".

I found this a very useful book. It made sense of many things I was experiencing and made me realise I was not alone.

I can't comment much on the criticising of the book in regards to "repressed memories", as I was already in therapy for abuse before being introduced to the book.

But it describes things in easy to understand language, and uses examples from other people's experience. It is encouraging to not only learn that you are not alone or going crazy, but that other people have been there and come out of it.

It is quite comprehensive, discussing things from common symptoms or reactions to abuse, and the problems it may cause, to learning to accept and choose to heal from the abuse. Also including chapters that are useful for a therapist you read, as well as for those others supporting a victim, and stories from other "survivors" of child sexual abuse.

Summary: I would recommend this book, but in conjunction with a therapist.