Why Me? Help for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse:

by Lynn Daugherty

Important and informative book to begin the process of healing the psychological wounds of child sexual abuse.

Genres: Abuse, Self Help

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Amie's Book Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous book for those who have experienced child sexual abuse.

A terrific resource for anyone who works in this field.

5 OUT OF 5 STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Tiffani Erickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this and furthering my education in the topic of child abuse. I know people whom have been abused and this helps me to help them if they are in need of a shoulder to lean on. I like how the authour included resources at the end of the book and how there was so much in there for the victim to be informed on. The details in this novel were very informative, full of advise, and helpful. I recommend this book to anyone, because that way people are more informed about the affects of child abuse and how to further help someone in need. I also was able to find some quotes that help me as an individual, even though I'm not a victim. I could see this being really helpful for those whom are victims and I hope that they find refuge in this book and are able to seek the proper help they need. I am also currently reading a book that deals with girls being sold on the black market and them being abused in many ways and reading this book helped me piece together the main woman's feelings and understand her better as a person and how see deals with her past abuse by her brother. I would like to thanks Lynn Daugherty for writing this book and other books about child abuse, because it's courageous people like her that have helped people that have suffered.

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one is most likely useful for students of psychology, or possibly therapists who just want the shortest possible version of what they learned during their studies.
You’ll find a reasonable amount of information about perpetrators and victims of child sexual abuse, information on the effects sexual abuse has on children, and there is a chapter called ‘A guide to beginning recovery’.

First of all, I had a hard time reading about the perpetrators, but it is the kind of information therapists need to identify and possibly treat them. The other chapters were concise and well-written with good information. What I liked best was the fifth chapter, the guide to recovery. It is not meant to replace therapy (!), which is also stated at the beginning of the book. But this guide showed possible ways of working on your healing. And it absolutely included adults who were victims of csa. This chapter has good and valid information. And in addition to that, it is a chapter that creates hope for adults who possibly believe they have to live with the cruelty they were forced through as children, because things had happened long ago, or because they are told they should be ‘over it’.
There is no simple being ‘over it’ after csa, but treatment can make things better, and this title is positive about looking for professional help. Especially the last chapter is a solid reason for me to give this book 5 stars.