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Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse
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– Unabridged
Within every community, toxic people can be found hiding in families, couples, companies, and places of worship. The cryptic nature of psychological abuse involves repetitious mind games played by one individual or a group of people. Psychological abuse leaves no bruises. There are no broken bones. There are no holes in the walls. The bruises, brokenness, and holes are held tightly within the target of the abuse.
- Listening Length6 hours and 26 minutes
- Audible release date9 May 2017
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB07114GWVP
- VersionUnabridged
- Program TypeAudiobook
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Listening Length | 6 hours and 26 minutes |
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Author | Shannon Thomas LCSW |
Narrator | Wendy Tremont King |
Whispersync for Voice | Ready |
Audible.co.uk Release Date | 09 May 2017 |
Publisher | Tantor Audio |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B07114GWVP |
Best Sellers Rank | 74,879 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 60 in Personality Disorders 259 in Abusive Relationships 2,478 in Psychology (Audible Books & Originals) |
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Customers find the book straightforward and informative for anyone in recovery from abuse. They also say it helps them understand why happy, successful, and confident people can get abuse.
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Customers find the book very informative, useful, and encouraging. They say the author skillfully offers a practical framework on how to work with people who have addictions. Readers also appreciate the original thinking and how it helps them relate to many situations. They also say it brings clarity into their recovery and validates their experience.
"...I found it a real eye opener, and it has helped me be so much more aware when dealing with people...." Read more
"...a social worker, who has practical experience, and gives straightforward practical advice...." Read more
"Well written and very supportive. Gives clearer perspective on one's experiences and helps you get out of suffering in isolation. Highly recommended...." Read more
"This book is very helpful if you are recovering from been with a person with a Narcissistic Personality Disorder, the is helpful advice at different..." Read more
Customers find the book straightforward, logical, and clear. They also say it's the best book they've read so far, and simple to take in bulletin points.
"...It doesn't go into deep psychological concepts to great depths, it's simple, practical and helpful...." Read more
"Best I’ve read. Concise and similar to Dr. Ramani’s youtube series." Read more
"Well written and very supportive. Gives clearer perspective on one's experiences and helps you get out of suffering in isolation. Highly recommended...." Read more
"A very well written book, by a mental health professional, outlining what emotional / verbal abuse is, and how you can help yourself recover from it...." Read more
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I've now finished reading this book and listening to the audio version of it and can confirm what I saw from the beginning that it is a very accurate description of the phenomenon of psychological abuse right down to words I'd been using to describe my experiences with it so that was quite a reaffirming experience. The complexity of the subject is so well treated in this book that it left me wanting the author to continue and will be a source of reference and study for me going forward so I got the ebook version too because it will be easy to search for topics that are all throughout the writing even in addition to the headings of various sections, there's just so much information in the writing that highlighting will also be helpful. The comparison of the subject to dealing with deprogramming from a cult was something I'd thought of too and a very important aspect of the book is that it treats the subject as situational rather than looking for some particular biological or chemical reason for the disastrous affects of being the victim/target of psychological abuse and this factor of looking at the entire situation and all players in it is something that is sorely missing from modern psychological theories and practice from what I've seen. One can imagine too and probably do the research to find these kinds of patterns of psychological abuse all throughout history so it's nothing new and a very good idea to get educated to it which is recommended in the book as stage 2 of the process of healing. Apparently there are also study groups organized around this book and they can be found from a reference in the book to the author's website that is the title of the book. I hope to see many more such works by this author and others further delineating this important subject it is ground breaking and breathtaking in it's clarity and exposing this extremely important subject in my opinion.
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Post divorce , I happened to read this book by chance. It changed my perspective about an abusive relationship with a BPD-Borderline Personality Disorder
(Diagnosed after divorce)
Even knowing about her BPD condition , I was still under the belief that her love was genuine most times and she had gone astray unintentionally which led to divorce.
The book opened up the exact patterns of abuse my Ex was practising during our relationship and made me realise the depth and the reasons for co-dependency I had with my partner for a shorter period post divorce.
A true guide for a person to come out of any abusive relationship they are undergoing.
An incredible eyeopener .Thanks a million Dr Shannon
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Who is a psychological abuser?
What is the difference between Narcissist, Sociopath, and Psychopath?
Do abusers know what they are doing?
Where, when, how, and why do they harm others?
Why can't they change?
The aha-moments of this part finally lead to a sobering realisation. The relationship was all a lie and the abusive behaviour was intentional.
The description of the six phases of recovery begins on page 65. It is the largest part of the book.
1. Despair: Life of survivors has become unmanageable
2. Education: Terms related to psychological abuse are explained like Gaslighting, Smear Campaign, Flying Monkeys, Narcissistic Offense, Intermittent Reinforcement, Idealize, Devalue, and Discard Phases
3. Awakening: Become aware of the abuse dynamics; you are not crazy; you are not alone; toxic people are everywhere
4. Boundaries: Healing can occur when boundaries are implemented and enforced. No Contact or Detached Contact are key elements
5. Restoration: Regain an enjoyable life, restore financial stability, physical health, emotional well-being, replace material items
6. Maintenance: Guard against future abuse, carefully select people who belong to the inner circle, shift away from old thought patterns and habits
The final part begins on page 187 with the Personal Reflections Journal. Here the reader is encouraged to write down personal episodes, events, insights, and opinions to strengthen their comprehension.
In addition to the profound educational content, this book was particularly helpful to me because it also contains the practical part. Writing things down allowed me to clarify my own experience with toxic people. Journaling is a powerful method of therapy.
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