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Michelle Stevens has a image of the precise moment her child years was stolen from her: She's only eight years old, posing for her mother's boyfriend, Gary Lundquist - an elementary school teacher, neighborhood stalwart, and brutal pedophile. Later that evening Gary locks Michelle in a cage, tortures her frequently, and uses her to quench his voracious and deviant sexual whims. Little does indeed she know that this can be her new certainty for the next six years. Michelle can also pinpoint as soon as she reconstituted the splintered bits of her life: She's in cover and gown, getting her PhD in psychology - and the university's prize for best dissertation. The distance between these two details is the improbable voyage from torture, loss, and mental condition to healing, recovery, and triumph that is Michelle's powerful memoir, Frightened Selfless. Michelle experienced post-traumatic stress disorder, nervousness, and depression and made multiple suicide attempts. She also developed multiple personalities. There was "Chelsey", the rebellious teenager; "Viscous", a tween with homicidal trend; and "Sarah", a lovely litttle lady who helped bring her teddy carry on a first date. On this harrowing tale, Michelle, who was simply influenced to help others mend by becoming a psychotherapist, sheds light on the all-too-real risk of child sexual maltreatment, its subsequent subconscious effects, and the best options for victims to get over their ordeals and, finally, thrive. Frightened Selfless is both an examination of the extraordinary feats of your brain that are possible when confronted with horrific stress as well as Michelle's courageous testament to their power.
