Peer Support for Abuse Survivors For A Free Referral To a Licensed Therapist Visit: Connect For Therapy Shop: Amazon |
![]() |
On Site Articles Books Support MAH Inspirational Posters ![]() Balance 28 in x 22 in Buy This Art Print At AllPosters.com Framed | Mounted ![]() Kindness Unknown 22 in x 28 in Buy This Art Print At AllPosters.com Framed | Mounted |
Home|
ShrinkTime|
Resources|
Self Help|
Editorials/Poetry|
eTherapy Info|
Search
Learning To CopeOn Site ArticlesCreating And Enhancing Your Personal SupportIt is important to think about what help or support you need and make a list of those whom you trust to turn to. Dividing your requests for support between different people can ensure that you receive a helpful diversity of care. It will also prevent burning out one ally whom you have to lean on too much or too often. more >> Containment/Boundaries Having boundaries is a normal activity that survivors can have difficulty with. Boundaries are about your relationship with distance, time, space, emotions and thoughts. Having conscious boundaries is being able to know and decide when, where and with whom you merge. It is also being able to determine and vary the degree of limits you establish. Not being able to stand up for yourself, say no or refuse to give over something you don’t want to, are all boundary issues. more >> The Process Of Recovery From Abuse The process of recovery from abuse is long, demanding and very individual. It requires and deserves much support and safety from other people. When one has been abused, remembering your past is discovering who you are. Recovery involves accepting, understanding and releasing feelings. It entails connecting behavior, thoughts and feelings both in the past and in the present. Recovery is learning about choice, learning how to take care of yourself and learning that it is OK to take care of yourself. It is learning about choice. more >> Self Nurture Some soothing words and some soothing deeds. more >> Coping Strategies in Dealing with Stress Adapted from suggestions made by the Counseling Center at Brigham Young University more >> Grounding Techniques As survivors we all at one time or another may experience flashbacks and/or periods of intense anxiety surrounding the memories of abuse. During those times it’s important to find ways to ground ourselves in the here and now until the feelings pass. Below is a compilation of all the techniques I know about that may help you through. more >> Healthy Self Esteem Self-esteem is how well you think of yourself. It is important to children and adults, alike. Self-esteem is believing an caring as much for yourself as you do other people. It’s being as kind to yourself as you would be to someone else. more >> Answering Misconceptions About Self Esteem Self-esteem is an experience. It is a particular way of experiencing the self. It is a good deal than a mere feeling. It involves emotional, evaluative, and cognitive components. It also entails certain action dispositions: to move toward life rather than away from it; to move toward consciousness rather than away from it; to treat facts with respect rather than denial; to operate self-responsibly rather than the opposite. more >> Self Esteem In A Culture Where Winning Is Everything & Losing Is Shameful A poor opinion of the self seems to be part of the problem for a great many troubled youth, no matter how their troubles are manifested. If you take kids who abuse drugs, kids who get into gangs, kids who become pregnant, kids who underachieve, kids who over achieve, kids with eating disorders, and kids with just about any emotional or behavior problem you care to mention, and give them a standard psychological test, you will find that most of them will test very low in self-esteem or self concept. Does this mean that self-esteem is a kind of underlying factor like cholesterol? If we can just raise self-esteem, might we not prevent a great many social problems, as by a public health campaign to lower cholesterol we prevent many health problems? more >> Twelve Valuable Steps to Raise Your Self Esteem Building high self-esteem is a process, not something you can develop overnight,” says Jeffrey Keller. “Yet, I believe every person has the capacity of high self-esteem. The question is, are you ready to make a commitment to increase your self-esteem?” more >> TOP Books for Survivors and Professionals
TOP
© Copyright 1998-2005. All Rights Reserved. Last Edited: 02/17/07.
|