1Dedication
29View of Self
2Praise for William E. Krill, Jr.’s Gentling technique
30Losing It
3For Survivors
31Urge to Self-Harm
4Introduction for Clinicians:
32Self-Defeating Behaviors
5Chapter 1 – What is Abuse?
33Codependency
6Start Your Healing Journey: Your Pace, Your Healing
34Attachment and Intimacy Problems
7The History of Child Abuse
35Trust Problems
8Face Up, Head Up
36Broken Relationships
9Types of Abuse
37Chapter 4 – Understanding the Effects of Abuse
10Neglect
38Effects of Childhood Neglect
11Emotional Abuse
39Effects of Childhood Physical Abuse
12Physical Abuse
40Effects of Childhood Emotional Abuse
13Sexual Abuse
41Effects of Sexual Abuse
14Different Kinds of Sexual Abuse
42From Victim to Survivor: a Change in How You See Yourself
15Chapter 2 – Symptoms of Abuse
43Chapter 5 – Becoming a Successful Survivor
16Confusing Emotions
44From Survivor to Thriver: Growth Beyond Survival
17The Perpetrator
45Being Gentle With Yourself
18Why Abuse Is Wrong
46Learning to Feel Safe Again
19What is PTSD ?
47Learning to BE Safe Again
20PTSD Symptoms
48Learning Your Cues and Triggers
21Anxiety
49Learning to Recognize Your Reactivity Profile
22Hyper-Vigilance
50Adolescent-Adult Stress Profile
23Memory Impairment
51Learning to Interrupt Your Reactivity
24Depression
52Self-Calming and Self-Soothing of Mind and Emotion
25Anger and Rage
53Finding Meaning in Your Experience
26Fear
54About the Author
27Chapter 3 – How Abuse Affects our View of Ourselves and the World
55Glossary
28View of the World
56Bibliography
