It involves a breach of trust, a breaking of boundaries, and a profound violation of the survivor’s sense of self. This violation takes a sexual form, but it involves more than sex. WHAT IS CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE? What is child sexual abuse?Ĭhild sexual abuse is a violation of power perpetrated by a person with more power over someone who is more vulnerable. It’s just too big to go ‘poof’ and make it better. Instead, she comes out, looking bedraggled, and has a memory to tell me about. I’d come home and she would be there, looking all refreshed, carrying a tray of cookies and milk. There’s a part of me that would like to have a wife who has it all together. This is what happens when someone is healing from child sexual abuse.’ I have to keep reminding myself, ‘This isn’t personal.
Once it started opening up, it’s been everywhere around me.
Family lssues-suggests a range of ideas for interacting with the survivor's family.Sex-provides guidelines for coping with flashbacks, lack of desire, differences in sexual needs, and frustration.Intimacy and Communication-offers practical advice on dealing with distancing, control, trust, and fighting.Dealing with Crisis-includes strategies for handling suicidal feelings, regression, and hopelessness.My Needs and Feelings-teaches partners to recognize, value, and express their own needs.Allies in Healing-introduces key concepts of working and growing together.The Basics-answers common questions about sexual abuse.Addressing partners' most important questions, Allies in Healing covers: She shows couples how to deepen compassion, improve communication, and develop an understanding of healing as a shared activity.
"How do I know if I should throw in the towel?"īased on in-depth interviews and her workshops for partners across the country, Laura Davis offers practical advice and encouragement to all partners-girlfriends, boyfriends, spouses, and lovers-trying to support the survivors in their lives while tending to their own needs along the way. "Is it possible to go one day without dealing with the survivor's issues?"
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