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By age sixteen, up to 1 in six young boys has unwanted direct sexual contact with a mature person. This is rarely talked about, and when it is, shame and humiliation often stop us from speaking up openly and frankly. Now, this major new book by Dr. Richard Gartner, a pioneering therapist in the field, explores in depth the once-taboo subject of male erotic victimization.Providing empowering action steps and written designed for survivors of male erotic mistreatment as well as their spouses, companions, and loved ones, Beyond Betrayal is dependant on Richard Gartner's ages of experience as a psychologist, psychoanalyst, and advocate for sexually abused men. Covering both male and female abuse of young boys and young men, Dr. Gartner explores the different types of mistreatment, from sexual mistreatment with and without touch to covert mistreatment to trauma, revealing the profound impact of erotic betrayal by such caretakers as clergy, family, instructors, babysitters, and medical researchers. Gartner talks about how as a child one trusts out of necessity-and how the betrayal of this trust ravages one's self-concept as a guy while also wreaking havoc on one's human relationships. .In this particular powerful book, Dr. Gartner allows his patients to speak for themselves. The men's heartrending reports convey the entire range of long-term devastations of boyhood erotic mistreatment: the despair, the secrecy, and the isolation; the get worried about manhood and erotic orientation; and the down sides of developing seductive relationships. In writing their reports, these courageous men display what bravely deciding to handle your internal demons may bring you: trust, quality, and connection. . In listening to this book, you'll discover how to safely experience thoughts again and relate to others confidently and security. Dr. Gartner also can help you shed the long-held conviction that you can either be considered a man or a sufferer however, not both, and he explains how to determine who you truly are and develop new, more versatile principles of masculinity. Beyond Betrayal shows you that you may take charge of your restoration while living your life to its fullest potential. .
