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Here is a list of the books mentioned or quoted in A Cult Survivors Handbook. Click on the title to read more at Amazon.com.
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VERBAL ABUSE Elgin, Suzette Haden. You Can't Say That to Me! Stopping the pain of verbal abuse - an 8-step program. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1995.
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Cult Survivors Handbook Table of Contents
Preface, Frontmatter This book is written for people who joined high control groups as adults, but people born or raised in such groups may also benefit from reading it. I have also included a note to non-cult family members to help them interpret their loved one's experience.
Family Therapy Dangerous cults function like dysfunctional families, so good counseling in the field of family therapy may help an ex-cult member process the experience. If the root of the problems go back to family of origin issues, family therapy can help.
Abuse Recovery Emotional, physical, and sexual abuse is common in cults. Read this chapter if you suffered abuse in a cult.
Depth Psychology Carl Jung's philosophy can help ex-cult members find meaning in their experiences.
The Twelve Steps If you practiced abuse in the cult, the Twelve Steps can offer you relief from the pain of guilt.
Mind-Body Here are some tips to get out of depression without drugs and learn the messages of your symptoms of disease.
Creative Art Therapy and Gestalt For people who were victimized in a cult, humanist psychology is the best route to recovery.
Eastern Mind Eastern philosophy has benefits; learn to keep the parts you enjoy, while you throw away the garbage the cult may have served with it.
Ten Reasons Not to Hit Your Kids by Jan Hunt, M.Sc., Director of The Natural Child Project
Bibliography and Suggested Reading Read more books about the topics covered in Cult Survivors Handbook.
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