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Foreword | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xv |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Importance of the Topic | p. 2 |
About the Study | p. 3 |
About the Participants | p. 8 |
Intended Audience | p. 11 |
Organization of the Book | p. 12 |
Surviving As Children | p. 15 |
Beginning of the Trauma | p. 16 |
Common Feelings Associated with Trauma | p. 18 |
People Who Helped | p. 23 |
Factors That Helped | p. 25 |
Conclusion | p. 31 |
Transcending As Adults | p. 33 |
Spirituality | p. 37 |
Therapy and/or Support Groups | p. 41 |
Getting Married | p. 45 |
Escaping from the Abuse | p. 52 |
Looking Forward, Not Back | p. 57 |
Conclusion | p. 59 |
School | p. 61 |
It Was a Sin to Overeat | p. 62 |
My Nickname Was "The Retard" | p. 65 |
Once There Was a Seedling in the Forest | p. 69 |
Life Is What You Make It | p. 74 |
Religion and Spirituality | p. 79 |
I Was Sexually Abused by My Father and My Mother Tried to Kill Me! | p. 80 |
Inside I Was Dying | p. 83 |
Evil and Sin Are Ignorance Acted Upon | p. 91 |
Pariah or Paragon | p. 97 |
Nothing Is As Important As Loving Somebody and Having Somebody Love You | p. 97 |
The School Kids Called Us "The Crazy Gene Sorenson Kids" | p. 103 |
You Can Be the Sum of Your Own Choices and Not the Product of Your Past | p. 106 |
People Who Helped | p. 115 |
I Blame My Parents, My Brothers, and God | p. 116 |
I Almost Died Before I Realized That the Only Person Abusing Me Now Was Me | p. 119 |
It Made Me a Better Person | p. 129 |
What Was, Was, It Cannot Be Changed What Is, Is, But Can Be Changed What Comes, Comes, Be on the Offensive | p. 130 |
From Angel Child to the Devil's Child by the Age of Six | p. 136 |
I Have Seen the Dark Side of People; I Am Even More Determined to Seek the Light | p. 143 |
I Am a Walking Miracle; It Helps Me Believe in Other Miracles | p. 156 |
What We Have Learned | p. 163 |
What Happened | p. 163 |
When It Happened and When It Ended | p. 164 |
Common Feelings Associated with Trauma | p. 164 |
People Who Helped | p. 165 |
Factors That Helped During Childhood | p. 165 |
Who They Are Today | p. 166 |
Factors That Helped During Adulthood | p. 166 |
Helping Children Survive and Adults Transcend | p. 169 |
Selected Readings | p. 175 |
A Self-Study Guide | p. 183 |
References | p. 187 |
Index | p. 189 |
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