Getting Through the Day

"Early abuse of any kind - physical, verbal, or sexual - can have a profound effect on adult life, especially when survivors struggle with dissociative responses, which can range from simple forgetfulness or 'trancing out' when under stress to the switching seen in multiple personalities. While dissociation protects the child experiencing trauma, its continued influence can lead to psychological distress, interpersonal confusion and conflict, and revictimization. This book will enable adults who were hurt as children to learn new strategies to meet the demands of adult living - strategies that can make this moment, right now, more manageable. While focusing on the effects of dissociation, these strategies will be helpful to anyone who finds that unresolved childhood feelings are blocking life's path."--Back cover