 | Margaret E. Hertzig, Ellen A. Farber - 1994 - 602 σελίδες
...that you were abused starts with a tiny feeling, an intuition. . . . Assume your feelings are valid. So far, no one we've talked to thought she might have...abused and your life shows the symptoms, then you were. (p. 22) What symptoms? The authors list low self-esteem, suicidal or self-destructive thoughts, depression,... | |
 | Virginia L. Blum - 1995 - 320 σελίδες
...member. The authors of Courage encourage faith in one's instincts: "Assume your feelings are valid. So far, no one we've talked to thought she might have...abused, and then later discovered that she hadn't been. ... If you think you were abused and your life shows the symptoms, then you were" (22). Beverly Engel... | |
 | Tara Ney - 1995 - 404 σελίδες
...instances. ..but still have a feeling that something abusive happened to you, it probably did" (p. 21) and "if you think you were abused and your life shows the symptoms, then you were" (Bass & Davis, 1988, p. 22). Both of the extremes in this debate hold that this is a widespread phenomenon,... | |
 | Ralph Slovenko - 1995 - 454 σελίδες
...reality. In The Courage to Heal, a widely used guidebook in retrieving memories of abuse, the authors say, "If you think you were abused and your life shows the symptoms, then you were."45 The technique is designed "to empower victims to gain control over their lives." Sociologist... | |
 | Robyn Dawes - 2009 - 352 σελίδες
..."experts" — are convinced that they are more than merely claims. For example, Bass and Davis report: "so far, no one we've talked to thought she might...been abused and then later discovered that she hadn't been."83 Right there is reason for profound skepticism. There is no insight or technique in the mental... | |
 | John N. Kotre - 1996 - 292 σελίδες
...probably did. . . . Assume your feelings are valid." The assumption has never proven wrong, they state. "If you think you were abused and your life shows the symptoms, then you were." And again: "... even if your memories are incomplete, even if your family insists nothing ever happened,... | |
 | Michael Myslobodsky - 1997 - 440 σελίδες
...which they hear many accounts of abuse, and (e) assign self-help books that include statements such as, "If you think you were abused and your life shows the symptoms, then you were" (Bass & Davis, 1988, p. 22). In a recent survey (Poole, Lindsay, Memon, & Bull, 1995), 7% of the licensed... | |
 | Randolph K. Sanders - 1997 - 408 σελίδες
...Still, on more than one occasion I have heard psychologists quote from one recovery book that states, "If you think you were abused and your life shows the symptoms, then you were" (Bass and Davis, 1988). Such assertions are sometimes based on symptoms like "poor self-esteem. 270... | |
 | James Russell Kincaid - 1998 - 372 σελίδες
...intuition. It's important to trust that inner voice and work from there. Assume your feelings are valid. So far, no one we've talked to thought she might have...way, from suspicion to confirmation. If you think you've been abused and your life shows the symptoms, then you were. If a memory fits your sense of... | |
 | Marc D. Feldman, Jacqueline M. Feldman, Roxenne Smith - 1998 - 306 σελίδες
...original edition of The Courage to Heal when the authors state, Assume your feelings are valid. . . . If you think you were abused and your life shows the symptoms, you were. If you don't remember your abuse you are not al Many women don't have memories. . . .This... | |
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So far, no one we've talked to thought she might have been abused, and then later discovered that she hadn't been. The progression always goes the other way, from suspicion to confirmation. If you think you were abused and your life shows the symptoms,... 
