Download or read book Sarah s Story They Cruelly Stole My Childhood Here is My Story of Recovery and Triumph written by Sarah Preston and published by Metro Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The words came from his mouth,'Don't say anything about this to your mum. She won't believe you.' At the age of 11, a beautiful happy girl found herself thrust into a nightmare of abuse and violation that ripped her world apart. At the mercy of three men, she endured a four-year ordeal of sexual exploitation and degradation before eventually finding the strength to say 'no more'. Confusion and shame made her keep her secret for 16 years. This is her remarkable story. Sarah has endured what no child should. Subjected to extreme abuse from a family 'friend', she turned to her father only to experience the same treatment from him. Utterly devastated, Sarah even stared to wonder if she was somehow to blame for this most unforgivable of betrayals and was driven to attempted suicide - a life was nearly destroyed by the selfishness of three deeply troubled and wicked men.
Download or read book Sarah s Story They cruelly stole my childhood Here is my story of recovery and triumph written by Sarah Preston and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2008-03-03 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The words came from his mouth, 'Don't say anything about this to your mum. She won't believe you.'At the age of eleven, a beautiful happy girl found herself thrust into a nightmare of abuse and violation that ripped her world apart. At the mercy of three men, she endured a four-year ordeal of sexual exploitation and degradation before eventually finding the strength to say 'no more'. Confusion and shame made her keep her secret for sixteen years. This is her remarkable story.Sarah has endured what no child should. Subjected to extreme abuse from a family 'friend', she turned to her father only to experience the same treatment from him. Utterly devastated, Sarah even started to wonder if she was somehow to blame for this most unforgivable of betrayals and was driven to attempted suicide - a life was nearly destroyed by the selfishness of three deeply troubled and wicked men.A survivor who has somehow found salvation, Sarah's experiences bear testament to the enduring strength of the human spirit in the most unthinkable of situations. "Sarah's Story" is a story of how love and courage eventually enabled an astonishing individual triumph over a childhood stolen by the evil of others.This is not just another story of triumph over a difficult past. Sarah's story is as harrowing and moving as "A Child Called It" and will appeal to a similar audience.
Download or read book Sarah s Story written by Sarah Preston and published by John Blake. This book was released on 2008 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The words came from his mouth, "Don't say anything about this to your mum. She won't believe you." At the age of 11, a beautiful happy girl found herself thrust into a nightmare of abuse and violation that ripped her world apart. At the mercy of three men, she endured a four-year ordeal of sexual exploitation and degradation before eventually finding the strength to say "no more". Confusion and shame made her keep her secret for 16 years. This is her remarkable story. Sarah has endured what no child should. Subjected to extreme abuse from a family friend, she turned to her father only to experience the same treatment from him. Utterly devastated, Sarah even started to wonder if she was somehow to blame for this most unforgivable of betrayals and was driven to attempted suicide—a life was nearly destroyed by the evil of three deeply troubled predators. A survivor, Sarah's experiences bear testament to the enduring strength of the human spirit in the most unthinkable of situations. Sarah's Story is a tale of how love and courage eventually enabled an astonishing individual triumph over a childhood stolen by the evil of others.
Download or read book Living with the Past written by Sarah Preston and published by Blake Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarah Preston has endured what no child should. Subjected to extreme and systematic sexual abuse from a "friend" of the family, she turned to her father only to experience the same treatment from him. Utterly devastated, Sarah even started to wonder if she was somehow to blame for this most unforgivable of betrayals. Driven to attempted suicide by the hideous behaviour of those she should have been able to trust the most, her story is one of a young girl whose life was nearly destroyed by the selfishness of three deeply troubled and wicked men. But Sarah is a survivor who has somehow found salvation. Her experiences bear testament to the enduring strength of the human spirit in the most unthinkable of situations. Living with The Past is a story of how love and courage eventually enabled an astonishing individual triumph over a childhood stolen by the evil of others.
Download or read book Innocence Stolen Hope Restored written by Sarah Browning and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-28 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innocence Stolen, Hope Restored . . . After Sarah is raped at age four, her life is plunged into confusion and shame. Her teenage years are filled with self-hatred as she faces parental neglect, emotional abuse, bullying, and sexual harassment. Sarah desperately needs love and affection. Instead of receiving it in a healthy way, she cries out for help through alcohol abuse, drugs, a series of boyfriends, self-injury, and multiple suicide attempts. At times, it seems no one notices or cares. Through it all, God relentlessly pursues Sarah's heart. What will it take for Sarah to hear His voice and realize that she is a precious and beloved child of God? Innocence Stolen, Hope Restored will break your heart and fill you with compassion for those suffering in silence from self-injury. Sarah's story is all too relevant for today's youth. Two million cases of self-injury among teenage girls are reported every year, and more than half of all self-injurers have been sexually abused. One out of every eleven teens attempts suicide each year. Sarah's story is a testimony to the power of God's love to heal and transform shattered lives. Will you hear the cries of the broken and point them toward the only One who can set them free?
Download or read book Broken I was just five years old when my father abused me and robbed me of my childhood This is my true story of how I never gave up on hope and happiness written by Sara Davies and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-06 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sara Davies' story is one of abuse, neglect, betrayal and, ultimately, survival. When she was just 5 years old, her violent father began to sexually abuse her. She suffered in silence for many years, as her father took advantage of her innocence and her mother turned a blind eye to the horrors that were taking place in her own home. It was only when Sara found the courage to tell her mother what had happened that the truth about the trauma and abuse she had suffered came out. In an attempt to rebuild her life, as a teenager, Sara became a model but even this choice was to lead to more misery when she discovered that the agency had been drugging and abusing her. Despite the horrors that Sara has endured, she has survived and, partly by telling her story, has overcome the past to re-build her life.
Download or read book Sarah written by Sarah Shaw and published by Sovereign World Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subtitle: From an abusive childhood and the depths of suicidal despair to a life of hope and freedom Sarah Shaw looked in control of her life. She had a successful career as a manager in retail business. But she came to a point when she could no longer keep up appearances, by controlling her tormented inner world. So explosive was her inner pain, and so damaged was she by the consequences of childhood abuse, that she was eventually put on a lifetime's incapacity benefit. Her consultant psychiatrist was at a loss how to help. This story is not, however, about the horrors of abuse, but is an extraordinary testimony to the triumph of God's healing love. The author writes: "So many abused, hurting people don't understand their brokenness. They are stuck, as I was, in the tormenting symptoms of guilt, self-hatred, multiple fears, depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, eating disorders, self-harming and suicidal tendencies. The book gives insights into the Christian healing ministry I received and offers hope to victims of abuse, without negating the reality of the desperate inner conflicts and struggles." "This remarkable book is about true recovery of health by a deeply wronged woman, whom I met more than ten years ago. Rarely is this subject written about, and even more uncommonly in Sarah's calm and thoughtful way." Dr Geoff Searle MBBS. BSc. FRCPsych (Sarah's Pychiatrist) "A profound and moving story - it struck me that despite such harrowing experiences the human spirit can be so resilient and triumphant." Dr Adrian Hutchings MBBS. (Sarah's GP) "So many people around the world have been abused, and often their pain is muffled by secrecy. Thankfully the woman who wrote this book has decided to expose her pain to the light of Jesus Christ. By doing so she has found total healing - and I believe her decision to share her painful secret with the world will help many other abused people find complete emotional recovery." J. Lee Grady - Editor, Charisma Magazine
Download or read book Cruel One Child s Story To Survive written by Denise Richardson and published by New Horizons. This book was released on 2020-02-07 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A harrowing, yet inspiring true story of a young girl's abusive childhood, from new author Denise Richardson. Denise endured emotional and physical cruelty and molestation at the hands of her mother and her drunken boyfriends. In an environment full of toxic emotions and violence, her survival depended on navigating daily, a safe passage through the basest of human behaviours. An absent, paedophilic father could not be trusted, and her older brother fled, as soon as he was able. Alone, in this domestic battlefield, she faced an unpredictable psychotic mother, regular beatings and torture, all against a backdrop of fear that she would be killed. But throughout Denise kept alive dreams of escaping. This book covers the early years of her life and is an affecting and inspirational book of the horrors of child abuse and the steadfast determination of one child to survive.
Download or read book Sara Payne A Mother s Story written by Sara Payne and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Thank God we have found her.' Sara Payne's words as she announced that the body of her daughter - snatched and murdered by paedophile, Roy Whiting - had finally been found. In this memoir, Sara tells her personal story. She describes the numbness as she waited for seventeen days, desperate to hear news of her missing daughter, and the terrible moment when her worst fears became reality. She explains how her family tried to cope with their grief and the stress placed upon them by the media campaign for Sarah's Law. As the family tried to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of tragedy, they found that each reminded the other of the child they had lost. Guilt and anger pushed Sarah's marriage into a spiral of alcohol abuse and violence. This is the ultimate story of a family's journey through hell, but Sara's strength is an inspiration as, despite everything, she and her family slowly found a way to go on.
Download or read book Lost Innocence written by Geraldine Cool and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost Innocence is the unforgettable account of a child's life, who was sexually, physically and mentally abused. Through her struggles you will feel her pain, her loneliness and fighting for her life. Imagine a young girl forced into submission and ordered to perform adult acts. Her own possession: loneliness and fear. I'm still here after years of you trying to break me. One day you'll see, I will make something of myself. Geraldine Cool tells of the courageous and moving story of her abusive childhood. Here is a horrifying glimpse of what went on behind closed doors. It is her touching account and testament to the strength of the human heart and its capacity to triumph over unimaginable trauma. She had nothing and no one to turn to but her dreams kept her alive. Dreams of one day being loved, honored and cherished by a special angel. Experiencing the instability of three foster homes, a detention home and a mental hospital. People thought foster kids were nothing but trouble and unworthy of being loved just because she wasn't part of a "Real Family". Forced to suffer shame. Devastation, tears and hope create the journey of this severely abused child.
Download or read book Innocence Stolen Hope Restored written by Sarah Browning and published by Winepress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Sarah is raped at the age of four, her life is plunged into confusion and shame, eventually leading to self-injury and countless suicide attempts. Follow the heartbreaking, yet hope-filled journey from victim to beloved child of God. Learn how to recover, or how to love those injured by abuse and neglect.
Download or read book Sarah written by Sarah Shaw and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The news is full of stories of the abused and their abusers. There is an incredible demand for information, but there is so little hope for many looking for full healing from the consequences of abuse. This book is different to many others.
Download or read book Terrified written by Robert D. Whipkey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-11-12 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrified.How I survived and recovered from an abusive childhoodSome of the names have been removed to protect the guiltyPrefaceI want to say here that I personally know many people who as children have suffered unbelievable physical abuse by their abusers'. My story is more about complete control over a child's mind by using physical, psychological, emotional, mental, sexual, and religious abuse. I spent most of my childhood in terror. When the abuse stopped, I took over and continually self destructed. It would take years to unlearn that defeatist attitude and become a happy person.The original title was “Screaming Quietly”, but there is so much more a child will do to endure an abusive childhood. Part One ChildhoodI was in bed. I had been tossing and turning for hours. I was having trouble going to sleep, as usual. They turned off the lights and the TV to go to bed upstairs. They usually did this around 11:00 pm. She would put us in bed at 8:00 and I would toss and turn in bed for hours before I could go to sleep. The house felt dark and spooky. Everything was quiet. I heard them go upstairs. Suddenly fear gripped me. Anxiety hit. I was near panic. I don't like dark, quiet rooms. I felt alone. Then, I began to cry. I was afraid and needed reassurance. Nobody could hear me. I cried a little louder. She heard me. I heard those heavy footsteps coming back down the stairs. I became conflicted. Is she going to comfort me? The footsteps got closer and sounded angry. Oh my God, I have made a terrible mistake. I felt the anger coming towards me. If only I could take it back. I'm sorry, I'll be good. I'll be frightened more quietly. Please God, no! My bedroom door opened. The monster was in my room heading for me. She hit me. She hit me again, and again and again. She kept on hitting me. My fear was replaced by anger. I wanted comfort and had been given pain instead. Once again I had made trouble for myself. When she left the room, out of my mouth I whispered these words: “I hate her, I want to kill her”. My teeth were clenched, my anger was intense. It consumed me. I had been through this so many times before. I was six.
Download or read book Sarah Breaking Cycles written by Desiree Paul and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-09 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SARAH is based on the true-life story of my mother. Sarah's story is the second book in the Sewards family memoirs. The first book, Rachel: A Life Interrupted is based on my grandmother's life story. When I wrote Rachel's memoir, I received many questions concerning Sarah. Rachel lived a very challenging life and Sarah was the child who supported Rachel steadfastly through Rachel's childbearing years. Children do not choose their birth parents or their environment. Just like Sarah, most children adjust and fight for survival; they use their best coping skills acquired from the family and their environment in their formative years. Sarah had a loving older sister and a charismatic father who gave her security, love, and confidence in her early years. A simple form of Christianity, her sister, and her father directed the decisions that secured her survival during the challenging periods of her young life. Follow Sarah's journey as she tries to break the cycles of poverty, missed education, and promiscuity. Sarah decided to break those cycles through faith, a stable family life, and steadfast determination. Could Sarah succeed?
Download or read book Here Be Lions written by Helen Brain and published by . This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helen Brain is an award winning children's book author. Here Be Lions, her first memoir, tells the story of her childhood, and the journey towards recovery from the trauma of sexual abuse. Helen is six when her 16-year-old brother first asks her to play a 'special game'. When her mother discovers her bloodstained underwear, her deeply religious family closes ranks to deny the terrible secret. Finally, as an adult Helen finds the strength to confront her family, and begins the long journey to healing.
Download or read book Becoming One written by Sarah E. Olson and published by Trilogy Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books about Multiple Personality Disorder have usually been written by mental health professionals as texts or case studies. Now, in Becoming One, author Sarah Olson has allowed us the rare privilege of entering her internal world as she journeys from fragmentation to wholeness.Two little girls, the author and her sister, were routinely terrorized and assaulted over a period of years by a family friend. One grew up closed and withdrawn, the other angry and self-destructive. And, most painful of all, their common suffering resulted in estrangement from each other. Becoming One began as Olson's attempt to provide a written account of her memories for her sister as a possible means of reconciliation and family healing.Olson argues that Multiple Personality Disorder (recently re-christened Dissociative Identity Disorder), rather than being a form of insanity as is popularly believed, is actually a brilliant coping mechanism relied upon in the most desperate of circumstances. It is nearly universally associated with severe trauma suffered by very young children and reveals a highly creative, terrified young mind doing whatever needs to be done to survive in an untenable world. The author's courage and generosity in candidly sharing her remarkable experiences afford an invaluable understanding of the effects of severe childhood abuse, and provides important insights into the world of dissociation.Through selected journal writings, letters, and transcripts of recorded therapy sessions, she highlights the role psychotherapy played in her recovery. Here is at once a highly personal look into an individual life, the dynamics of a troubled family, and the healing power of the therapeuticprocess.
Download or read book Surviving the Angel of Death written by Eva Kor and published by Tanglewood Press. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the life of Eva Mozes and her twin sister Miriam as they were interred at the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust, where Dr. Josef Mengele performed sadistic medical experiments on them until their release.
