Take back your life : recovering from cults and abusive relationships
Cult victims and those who have suffered abusive relationships often suffer from fear, confusion, low self-esteem, and post-traumatic stress. Take Back Your Life explains the seductive draw that leads people into such situations, provides guidelines for assessing what happened, and hands-on tools for getting back on track. Written for victims, their families, and professionals, this book leads readers through the healing process
Print Book, English, 2006
Second edition, revised and expanded View all formats and editions
Bay Tree Publishing, Berkeley, California, 2006
x, 372 Seiten
9780972002158, 0972002154
1112133776
The cult experience
Defining a cult
Recruitment
Indoctrination and resocialization
The cult leader
Abusive relationships and family cults
The healing process
Leaving a cult
Taking back your mind
Dealing with aftereffects
Coping with emotions
Building a life
Facing the challenges of the future
Healing from sexual abuse and violence
Making progress by taking action
Families and children in cults
Success is sweet : personal accounts
Born and raised in a cult
Our lives to live : personal accounts
Child abuse in cults by Nori J. Muster
Therapeutic concerns
Therapeutic issues
The therapist's role by Shelly Rosen
Former cult members and post-traumatic stress disorder
Revised edition of: Captive hearts, captive minds / Madeleine Landau Tobias. c1994