Abuse category: 3108 books

In Women and Recovery: Sex, Sobriety and Stepping Up, Ann D. Clark, Ph.D, provides readers with a no-nonsense, step-by-step guide to giving up anything. Clark explains how to conquer addictions using a lighthearted approach. Addressing such problems as substance abuse, overeating, shopping, or simply...

Is it My Fault? proclaims the gospel of healing and hope to victims who know too well the depths of destruction and the overwhelming reality of domestic violence. At least one in every three women have been beaten, coerced into sex, or abused in their lifetime. The effects of domestic violence...

            A native of Boliva, James Encinas twice crossed the United States—Los Angeles to New Jersey—on a bicycle. The first trip, during his mid-twenties, was done in hurt and fueled by anger. The second, at age 55, was done in the pursuit of healing himself and others. Having experienced...

When she was fourteen years old, April Joy wanted nothing more than a marriage of mutual love and respect and a family of her own. It was then, in 1962, that she met Dean, a young soldier stationed nearby, and fell in love with his good looks and caring, attentive persona. He was the man of her dreams;...

It is 1963, and after eleven years of severe physical abuse, a miracle happens. Twenty-seven-year-old Karen has a very slim chance to escape. Scared to death because she knows getting caught means the worst beating or worse, of her life. Luckily, Karen and her five young sons do manage to escape...

This is a totally accurate first part of my book from the ages of 0-16 years old and the abuse I suffered at the hands of both my parents and a single predator. This is not a book for the faint hearted please do not read this book if you are under 18 as I would hate to think I had upset anyone or...

Paedophiles exist and we must develop ways of living with this fact whilst ensuring that children are kept safe. This ground-breaking book demystifies the field of adult sexual attraction to children, countering the emotionality surrounding the topic of paedophilia in the popular media by careful...

The story is about a family of three children born into extreme poverty and abuse. One child dies a tragic wrongful death. Another deals with what will later be known as early childhood mental illness. While the third and oldest child struggles to get away and be free from this tragic and dysfunctional family with the hopes of finding a better life on the other side.

Even Angels Cry When a Child is Abused. Book Two of "One Mother of a Porn Star" reveals that abuse is generational. Debbie Austin's family secrets rise into view one by one. Debbie seeks help from a psychotherapist to heal her family.A Southern Mom who had the True Grit to survive because nothing is stronger than a Mother’s Love.

The poems here are for people struggling to move forward in their lives. The characters in some of the pieces have had substance abuse problems and are trying their best in therapy. Recovery is hard, but they are determined to hang in there. There are also poems for people who have lost their faith and friendship through the years. Have a tissue ready as you read the beautiful stories here.

The nicotine dependence is the most common form of substance abuse in subjects with schizophrenia, they are dependent on nicotine with a rate three times higher than that of the general population. The relationship between smoking and schizophrenia is complex: sick people seem to be driven to smoke, and researchers have found a biological basis for this addiction.

Born into a rigid fear-based Christian family to a mother with undiagnosed post-partum depression, young “Frances” quickly learns her world is not a safe one. Strappings are common for Frances, who suffers multiple forms of abuse at the hands of those closest to her throughout her childhood and adolescence....

This is the story of a life journey. It is the story of abuse, the healing process, and the life truths learned from the journey. It is about ones becoming.

Howdy; I'm Nellie Cake and these are "Memoirs From My Outhouse." I write adult only true stories of violence, murders, beatings, crimes, 36 rapes, drugs, incest, alcoholism, inmates, stolen children, homelessness, narcissistic abuse, and nasty words. I have fifty three years of experience...