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An affirming gay Christian (GLBT) site dedicated to ...
"Building (ALL) the Body of Christ in Love!"
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An affirming gay Christian (GLBT) site dedicated to ... "Building (ALL) the Body of Christ in Love!"
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Emotional Issues, Depression and Physiological Disorders (also see Self Help Vo1. 1 and Vol. 2)
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Amazon reader review: This is the best book I have read on self injury and how to deal with it and to eventually stop it all together. This book helped me to finally get a handle on my own self injury patterns and I have now been able to go almost 3 year with self injuring. I highly recommend this book to everyone....in particular other self injurers and their loved ones, and also to therapists. |
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Amazon reader review: As not only someone who has DID, but someone who has to help out with a fellow family member who has it (and you thought you had problems), AMONGST OURSELVES was a revelation of mind-blowing proportions. Helpful would be an understatement. This book is a must for anyone dealing in any way with DID or any tangent thereof.
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Amazon reader review: I heartily recommend this book for any gay or lesbian person who is suffering or has suffered from depression--a condition which is not at all rare in our community. The life partner or another loved one of a depressed person will also find a great deal of helpful information. Most of all, I appreciated the fact that this book really is gay specific--it is certainly not just another book on depression with a different cover slapped on the front. The authors are a gay man and a lesbian who work as psychotherapists in San Francisco, and the ways in which aspects of depression can be gay-specific, such as the impact of internal as well as external homophobia, are considered throughout, and always with respect to both men and women.
I found that the sections on negative and homophobic self-talk really resonated with me, because it included some of the very statements I have used to malign myself, and I had never seen that in other books I've read on the subject. The case studies of different gay and lesbian individuals are also a strong point of the book; they cover such a variety of life stages and circumstances that almost any gay or lesbian person will find one or more stories that sound very much like their own. There is a tremendous amount of good information about different kinds of medications that can be used for depression, including an interview the authors conducted with two psychiatrists who are also a gay man and a lesbian. The interview offers much more than just a profile of the meds; it really delves deep into a discussion of approaches to medication and addresses some of the concerns one would have before undergoing treatment.
The book closes with
an excellent chapter entitled 'Befriending the Black Dog', a reference to
the term Winston Churchill had for his own struggles with the blues. As
the topics and perspectives covered in the book are reviewed, it is put to
the reader to bring it all together in her own way, and to do so with
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Amazon reader review: This book is incredible. It is short, sweet, and clear. It said everything I needed to hear in just the way I needed to hear it. From knowing Jesus felt all emotions I do and more (including depression and anger) to helping me forgive myself and others, this book is a wonderful guide. Even if you don't identify with the religious aspects - the book will still be helpful. It's worth every dime!
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Time alone cannot heal the memories of
experiences so painful that we’ve been pushing them out of our conscious
minds for many years. Yet such memories continue to cause us emotional and
spiritual problems. They must be dealt with directly and deliberately by a
special kind of spiritual therapy that Dr. David Seamands calls memory
healing. This form of Christian counseling coupled with prayer focuses the
healing power of the Holy Spirit on the root of the problem and breaks the
bondage of traumatic memories.
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Victims of abuse need to know how other people have made it through the recovery process. As a victim of incest herself, Jan Frank understands the myriad emotions that victims struggle with and offers ten proven stops toward recovery in Door of Hope.
A powerful story of inspiration and restoration, Door of Hope, is Jan's journey toward wholeness. But it is much more than a story. It is hope for other victims. And in this updated edition, Jan provides a special section featuring answers to questions most often asked by abuse victims and those who love them.
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Amazon reader
review: My bookshelf is full of self-help books, but when I lose
perspective this is the book I reach for first. Unfortunately it is also
the first book I lend out or give away, so I didn't really come here to
write a review -- I'm buying another copy or two. This will probably be
my 12th copy or so.
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Amazon reader review: My husband and I have counseled hundreds of people and have found this book to be invaluable in helping many who had memory losses during childhood. Sometimes it was one particular incident and other times it was certain years that could not be recalled. I personally have a friend who has no memory before age 7 and is content to leave it at that. But for many others who have been helped, I would say go ahead and read it. We have a need for the book frequently and are very distressed over the fact that they are no longer available. Please get more copies printed for us and others who need and want help in order to be free. Fred and Florence Littauer have made a great contribution in helping people.
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Amazon reader review: So many programs out there, so many books on healing the broken hearted! This book "cuts to the chase"!! Scripturally correct to set the captives free.... free from past hurts, wounds and REJECTION! The Son of God has set His people free and this book is excellent at exposing the root cause of so many of our problems.
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