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Posted 05 February 2002 - 09:56 PM
"The Gift of Fear" by de Becker really is a must read. I learned more about keeping myself safe and trusting my instincts.
The Wounded Heart by Dan Allendar is also excellent and is a Christian resource.
If you're interested in the more psychological kind of stuff, Judith Herman's "Trauma and Recovery" is excellent.
Posted 15 April 2002 - 10:08 AM
It's a fantasy with main characters that were abused in childhood and the lives that happened after. Very much an entertaining read if you like nature/fey fantasy, not horribly triggering for me, but it is for childhood trauma, prostitution, and life "after".
Worth a look into.
Posted 25 April 2002 - 01:02 PM
Posted 20 July 2002 - 07:57 PM
Also- I have only seen the movie "Bastard out of Carolina"... I had not put the pieces of my own past together yet..but I knew much more about my mother's past...which was that time period in that type of town (can't remember if it is the same town or not) in SC- just as that book was set...it can be helpful, but it is very triggering.
Posted 04 December 2002 - 04:46 PM
"Journey to Wholeness" by Vicki Aranow and Monique Lang, it's a workbook, and some of the exercises are kind of hokey, but most are good.
"Still Loved by the Sun" by Migael Sherer, it's a journal she kept until a year after the rape. Very triggering, but very helpful.
~bailey
Posted 23 March 2003 - 09:30 PM
Book of shadows - Phyllis Curott - I actually read this one during my dv relationship; helped me find the courage to get out :)
Veronica decides to die - Paul Coelho - a reminder of the sheer beauty of life; very uplifting
Fifth Sacred thing - Starhawk - this vision of what society could be like is just so inspiring. Hope in a book!
The Rythym Section + (sequel) Chameleon - Mark Burnell
An amazing story of a woman assasin. feels like it's been written by a woman. Deals with personality/behavioural changes in the face of violence, emotional repression, sheer survival etc. This is the book that made me recognise myself as an amazing strong woman (like the main character) Very easy to relate to, this writer obviously understands the nature of violence in many forms.
Posted 12 July 2003 - 05:08 PM
I'm sure this book has been posted on here before!
Posted 04 August 2003 - 01:12 PM
for those who are dealing with date rape this book is especially powerful.
Posted 12 August 2003 - 08:25 PM
I have yet to finish it, but out of trama books this is the only one that i've read so far.
Posted 19 August 2003 - 10:35 AM
Posted 10 September 2003 - 06:04 AM
I havent actually read all of this yet, but it is the first book i have ever come across written for Irish survivors. It has contributions from counsellors, a garda, legal counsel, dircetor of the Wexford Rape Crisis Centre and also some survivor stories and resources in Ireland.
Definitely worth a look.
Posted 13 April 2002 - 11:24 AM
Hugs,
Jes
Posted 31 May 2002 - 12:23 PM
It's about Alison who was raped by 2 men and almost killed in South-Africa, and she just refused to die, and she brought the 2 men to court.
Alison is so brave, she is just wonderful...it was so inspiring to read, the beggining when she tells about the raped its very triggering. But when she talks about her healingproces..it makes me wish i had her strength..
I can recommend it, and just wanted to share it with u..
Love Sophie
Posted 29 June 2003 - 01:12 PM
Posted 04 August 2003 - 08:01 PM
"When She Hollers" by Cynthia Voigt - I picked this up at a rummage sale a few years ago, when I was pretty much ignoring what had happened to me. it deals with sexual abuse from a stepfather, but it really opened the flood gates on everything for me. it's a really fast, easy (not emotional wise) read.
"Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson - this was a really popular teen book two years ago. I borrowed it from a friend and read it in a way. it was really powerful to me because I felt the same way that the girl did, except I didn't let people see it.
I also found that "The Luckiest Girl in the World" by Steven Levenkron triggered a lot of new realizations about my life, even if they were not specifically about the assult. it reads more like a case study than a true novel. still, it's an amazing novel for those who inflict self harm. (and the girl has my same first name, which just hit me even harder.)
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