Incest Survivors Support Group
Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons that is illegal or socially taboo. Consensual adult incest is very rare. Incest between adults and prepubescent or adolescent children is a form of child sexual abuse that has been shown to be one of the most extreme forms of childhood trauma. If you or a loved one is a survivor of incest, join the group...
...a good book in layman's language describing or explaining the effects of childhood incest on the adult survivor? & that might also include the behavior of the perpetrator?
I am writing a memoir as a surivivor of incest (my grandfather molested me for 8 years (without penetration) from birth to age 8 when he died. I am just starting to talk to other female relatives (sister, cousins) who experienced the same from the same grandfather. We all have various problems/dysfunctions and I'd like to know if any or all of these are a direct result of incest abuse.
For instance, would I have been a battered wife, a member of a cult for 5 years, an overeater, co-dependent, etc., if I had not been molested? Or is that just fate?
Any books that might enlighten me on this subject I would appreciate hearing about. Thank you.
Connie
I am writing a memoir as a surivivor of incest (my grandfather molested me for 8 years (without penetration) from birth to age 8 when he died. I am just starting to talk to other female relatives (sister, cousins) who experienced the same from the same grandfather. We all have various problems/dysfunctions and I'd like to know if any or all of these are a direct result of incest abuse.
For instance, would I have been a battered wife, a member of a cult for 5 years, an overeater, co-dependent, etc., if I had not been molested? Or is that just fate?
Any books that might enlighten me on this subject I would appreciate hearing about. Thank you.
Connie
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I feel so dirty and used I was drunk and passed out at a party when I came around some guy was on top of me rapeing me he covered my mouth and told me to shut up afterwards he got up and got dressed and said I better not tell anyone I found my friend and reported that I had been raped after having medical checks and them getting DNA I've taken the morning after pill IAM just so depressed and...
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Upon his departure, he remarked, "I am in many people’s pockets; no one will believe you." Have you ever grappled with the silence that follows sexual assault, where the perceived impossibility of being believed necessitates self-censorship?
http://www.womenssupportproject.co.uk/userfiles/file/excuses,%20excuses,excuses.pdf
Here is a link for support groups and services in the US just click on your state. Maybe a call to one of these would help you find some material.
http://www.naasca.org/Groups-Services/_Groups-Services.htm
With regards to a book here is the reading suggestions from RAINN. It also has a book listen for those affected by ritual abuse.
https://rainn.org/news-room/multimedia/suggested-books-and-movies
I hope this is helpful
Connie