We were judged solely on the first page of our manuscript so this is only a teaser. A tiny teaser lol… Ch 1 The Office Visit It had been seven long years since I’d found myself back in that office. The blinds were drawn, as they had been before, creating a cocoon-like feel. I couldn’t decide if it scared me…
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Sexual Assault vs. Sexual Assault by a Therapist in Oklahoma: A Side by Side Comparison
Over half of the states in this country have legislation against therapist sexual abuse. Oklahoma is not one of them. According to FindLaw.com, in Oklahoma, the term “sexual assault” refers to any crime where the offender subjects the victim to unwanted and offensive sexual touching. They list the three main sexual assault crimes as rape, rape by instrument, and forcible sodomy. Rape…
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Sexual Abuse: Confronting the Lies it Leaves Behind
Last night, my mind must have been pondering why, as an adult, I could be duped by a sexual predator and I heard these words…”Well, the only thing wrong with me is that I had been molested when I was a child.” Now I’m sure what I meant to say was, the only thing I can see that possibly made…
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What Adult Victims of Abuse Need You to Do
We need you to be patient with us as we move through the healing process. The keyword here is process. We won’t heal completely this side of Heaven, but with God, we can achieve far more than we ever thought possible. We can shed the anger and the hurt and we can forgive our abusers, becoming almost indifferent to them….
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What Adult Victims of Sexual Abuse Need You to Know
We need you to know that abuse by therapists/clergy happens. It is not a rare occurrence, and it is not unique to us. Abused by a “Christian” psychiatrist in 2013-2014, I never dreamt that a counselor, especially a Christian one, would hurt a flea much less a human being. I assumed all people were basically good and that those who…
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Through the Eyes of a Sociopath: What Victims Can’t See
Victims who have been groomed and sexually abused are often asked how they were amiss to the evil unfolding around them. Victims wonder the same thing. When I got away from an abusive therapist years ago, I struggled with questions like: How did I not see this coming? Or did I see it coming and simply didn’t know what to…
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