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The Sex-Offender's Daughter: A True Story of Survival Against All Odds

Sexual abuse is one of the worst tortures an individual can be exposed to but for an innocent child it is completely traumatizing! A developing child has not had any life experience of sex and has no idea as to what is happening to them and why. It is terrifying and soul-destroying!In this book Elizabeth tells her story of a world of brutal sex-offenders, murderers and inconceivably neglectful adults. Her so-called father loaned her out to vicious sexual predators for their enjoyment. She suffered sexual abuse throughout her childhood and desperately tried to seek help from the adults around her, who chose to ignore her. A girl deeply traumatized and forgotten by everyone in society - even d...
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Living with Complex PTSD: Fragments of a life from a Survivor of Childhood Abuse

Complex PTSD is not the same as the term PTSD. PTSD is a condition that can manifest itself after a single traumatic event like a car accident. Complex PTSD is a condition that can develop when a human being has been exposed to repeated trauma like childhood abuse, a kidnapping or being a prisoner of war.In this book, I endeavour to show you what life has been like for me as a survivor of childhood abuse. If you are a survivor like me, this may resonate with you as you recognize my struggles with certain aspects of life with your own. For those of you who are therapists and psychologists out there, I hope my book will help you with a deeper insight into the world of living with Complex PTSD....
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