The Velvet Rage Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World

by Downs, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780738215679
• ISBN10: 0738215678
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-05
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

A groundbreaking examination of the psychology of homosexuality, why it leads to shame over one's identity and how to overcome it

Author Biography

Alan Down's, PhD, is a clinical psychologist practicing in Beverly Hills, California. The former CEO of Michael's House Treatment Center, Down now maintains a thriving private psychotherapy practice and an intensive out patient addiction program.

Table of Contents

Preface to the 2012 Edition	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Roots of Rage	p. 7
The Little Boy with the Big Secret	p. 9
Ugly Truths & High-Fashion Dreams	p. 19
Out&Raging	p. 31
Overwhelmed by Shame	p. 39
Drowning	p. 41
Bewitched, Betrayed	p. 55
The Real Me: A Crisis of Identity	p. 63
Compensating for Shame	p. 71
Paying the Piper	p. 73
Stuck in Shame: The Vicious Cycle	p. 85
In the Mood for a Man	p. 93
What's It All About? A Crisis of Meaning	p. 103
Cultivating Authenticity	p. 107
Mighty Real	p. 109
Healing Relationship Trauma	p. 121
The Road to Contentment	p. 155
Skills for Living an Authentic Life	p. 167
Epilogue: This Peter Pan Grows Up	p. 221
Notes	p. 239
Acknowledgments	p. 241
Index	p. 243
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