Victory over verbal abuse : a healing guide to renewing your spirit and reclaiming your life

You're too sensitive." "You'll never amount to anything." "You're crazy." If this is what you hear--from your spouse, your parent, your boss--then you've been the victim of verbal abuse. This insidious behavior permeates our culture--from the privacy of our own homes to the public glare of our schools, workplaces, and other institutions. But you don't have to live with it. In this groundbreaking companion to her bestselling The Verbally Abusive Relationship , acclaimed public speaker, educator and author Patricia Evans brings you the tools you need to triumph over verbal abuse, no matter where or how you encounter it. She'll guide you step by step through a powerful healing process that provides: A thorough review of available therapies Strategies for dealing with abusers Positive messages of support and encouragement Inspiring affirmations for every week of the year With Patricia's help, you'll achieve the clarity you need to build a new life--far from senseless accusations, wounding words, and confusing comments that have taken an untold toll on your psyche. You'll find validation, and learn to believe in yourself--and a better future--once more." In her trademark reassuring and enlightening style, Patricia Evans delivers the book millions of readers have been waiting for since her perennial best-seller The Verbally Abusive Relationship . In The Verbally Abusive Relationship: Recovery and Renewal, Evans gives victims of verbal abuse the tools they need to put their abusive pasts behind them and rediscover who they really are. This groundbreaking guide sets down a path of healing and hope for readers everywhere, regardless of their present circumstances. Divided into two parts, the first part explores the nature of the recovery process, provides the positive perspective readers need to reclaim their lives, and analyses the various treatments and therapies for trauma. The second part consists of a series of 52 weekly affirmations designed to reinforce the lessons of recovery and renewal as readers make their way in the world as happier and healthier new versions of themselves. From the Introduction: It is my intention that those who are recovering from verbal abuse, whether overt or covert, perpetrated by anyone, in any circumstance, find strength here in these pages. This book is a guide to living life with ever increasing clarity and confidence to overcome any way the reader has been defined by anyone "Patricia Evans brings you the tools you need to triumph over verbal abuse, no matter where or how you encounter it. She'll introduce you to a powerful healing process and provide: A thorough reveiw of available therapies; Strategies for dealing with abusers; Positive messages of support and encouragement; Inspiring affirmations for every week of the year"--P. [4] of cover. "Patricia Evans brings you the tools you need to triumph over verbal abuse, no matter where or how you encounter it. She'll introduce you to a powerful healing process and provide: A thorough review of available therapies; Strategies for dealing with abusers; Positive messages of support and encouragement; Inspiring affirmations for every week of the year"--Page 4 of cover __"You're too sensitive." "You'll never amount to anything." "You're crazy."__