Forgotten Memories: A Journey Out of the Darkness of Sexual Abuse [Hardcover]

Barbara Schave (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0275945421 | ISBN-13: 978-0275945428 | Publication Date: August 30, 1993

During psychoanalysis as a young adult, the author was treated by an analyst who distorted, misunderstood, and misinterpreted painful childhood events. In a successful second analysis, Dr. Schave was able to uncover forgotten memories of sexual abuse, buried from her conscious awareness for over 35 years. The author's emotional contact with the realities of her traumatic past led to a healing process, and as Dr. Schave understood and overcame her childhood experiences, she was better able to treat other survivors of sexual abuse. Schave's story is vitally important to other survivors because it is a first person account that details the recovery process. In a compelling manner, she relates what she can remember of her abuse and more importantly, how she came to realize she was not a damaged person. Incest is taboo in our culture, making it a difficult subject to discuss. For this and other reasons, not much is known about how to treat survivors. With her hard-won personal and professional insights, Dr. Schave explores various treatment options, focusing on the crucial importance of sensitivity, honesty, and equal partnership between therapist and patient. She leads survivors of sexual abuse through phases of therapy that include the toleration of feelings, reduction of stress, uncovering forgotten memories, confrontation, and integrating the trauma. This is a unique and hopeful book. abuse is important for its first-person account

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About the Author

BARBARA SCHAVE is a practicing clinical psychologist in Beverly Hills.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Praeger Publishers (August 30, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275945421
• ISBN-13: 978-0275945428
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,624,583 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Psycho-intellectual self-indulgence, May 20, 2001

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This review is from: Forgotten Memories: A Journey Out of the Darkness of Sexual Abuse (Hardcover)

I was very disappointed in this book and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The author uses the first half of the book to tell about how her first analyst did her wrong. It's reminiscent of a bad country music song that goes on and on and on. What follows is disjointed, uninspired, redundant and overly intellectual. I wanted to hear about memories of sexual abuse and how that impacted her life, but the author fails to provide any substance other than her intellectualizations.