Abuse category: 3108 books

If you've selected this book, chances are you or someone you love struggles with addiction.  This addiction could be anything from smoking, to chewing tobacco, to prescription drugs, to hard drugs or even alcohol.  All of the above substances are unique and serious all in their own way.  At the...

Battle-Scars: Pain. Heartache. Devastation. Loss. Those WERE some of the emotions felt by the authors of "God Says I am Battle-Scar Free". JOY! VICTORY! RENEWED SELF-ESTEEM! SURVIVOR! Those ARE the words used to describe those same authors today! In this second...

Nothing can rescue her until she decides to rescue herself How does a young woman from a stable, loving family make so many wise choices when it comes to career, but so many poor choices when it comes to love? Kathy must face her self-defeating patterns before she and her children become...

Addiction: The Master Keys to Recovery, is an effective, easy to read, step by step guide for achieving successful recovery from substance abuse and addictive behavior.  The Master Keys have been proven time and time again to help individuals overcome addictive behavior and lead them on a life of successful...

Growing up with an angry mother leaves behind not only physical, but emotional scars. For those raised by a harsh mother, who denied love as a mother should, home life was a world of dread. Childhood should not be filled with pain and fear. Mother’s Fury takes readers behind the closed doors of dark...

The problem of domestic violence and partner abuse knows no bounds, can affect anyone, and when kept silent and in the dark can become deadly. Hon. John Leventhal presided over the Brooklyn Felony Domestic Violence Court, the first felony domestic violence part in the nation, since it opened in June...

Because millions of children experience early trauma and attachment disruptions, whether through death, physical or sexual abuse, domestic, community, or school violence, terrorism or other tragic losses, parents and professionals need not just vague theories but a proactive plan for healing relationship...

Can you imagine what it means to have a husband who never apologizes? Yet, he is always sticking his shoes into his mouth. The book Finished to Begin is rich with stories of domestic abuse, violence and custody hearings. It talks about the utter frustration with the separation from my biological family....

“Shanya. Get up. Run,” repeating in my head; the taste of blood in my mouth and that voice now screaming, “Shanya get up… run … NOW!” its tremor vibrating like a live wire in my head, and the fear piercing through the numbness that I had sank down and deep within.   “My...

Poetic confessions and experiences of a crushed child and how she narrowly escaped a life of child abuse. About the Author; Donna Nieri was raised primarily in several isolated mining towns throughout Nevada. Her childhood was laced with neglect and emotional abuse from parents addicted to...

Bullet Proof is a collection of personal testimonies creatively written to openly explore how nine traumatic and real-life experiences (bullets) were able to graze the author, but not one was able to penetrate and destroy her (thanks to God's unfailing love and ever-present existence in her life)....

There are many people that are victims of verbal and domestic violence, and the experience is traumatic. Everyday, people, manly women, are assaulted with violent acts and abusive words. Majority of them are trapped in situations that are mentally and physically unhealthy for them. This book comprise...

The Great Coharie River, named for an Indian tribe, became a place of retreat and solitude for author James A. Smith. This was where he felt at ease and could become one with nature. It was the place where he was accepted without criticism. And it was his safe place, away from beatings he had come...

It's so much easier to hide behind a façade of normalcy when physical violence has yet to manifest itself. Physical abuse is obvious. Someone slaps you. You recognize it as violence. Someone slams you down on the ground – the violence is escalated. Someone chokes you? The violence...