How Long Does It Hurt?: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends, and Their Families (JOSSEY BASS SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE SERIES) - Softcover

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CYNTHIA L. MATHER is a survivor of sexual abuse and incest, and speaks at schools, colleges, and churches across the country about child and teenage sexual abuse. KRISTINA E. DEBYE, L.C.S.W.-C., A.C.S.W., D.C.S.W., is coordinator of the nationally acclaimed Baltimore County Sexual Abuse Treatment Program and maintains a private practice in Maryland. She is an educator and clinician.

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Written by an incest survivor for future survivors, this step–by–step guide speaks directly to sexually abused teenagers. This book will help teenagers come to grips with what is happening to them and overcome their feelings of isolation, confusion, and self–doubt.

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How Long Does It Hurt? written by an incest survivor for future survivors, is a step-by-step guide that speaks directly to sexually abused teenagers about coming to grips with what is happening to them and overcoming the isolation, confusion, and self-doubt they feel. With straight-forward language and hands-on information, this book provides a variety of real options for escaping abusive situations, taking control of their lives, and beginning the healing process. Based on actual case studies and person-to-person interviews with adolescent survivors, the authors address with candor and warmth the tough and most fundamental questions and issues that abused teens face, including

• what is sexual abuse and incest, and am I a victim?
• who do I tell, and what will happen to me and my family
• what happens in court and how do I get what is best for me?
• how do I stand up to friends, family members, and others who tell me I'm making it all up?
• will I ever recover and have a happy, normal life?