10 May 2006

Help for Adult Victims Of Child Abuse.
A non-profit making organisation based in the UK dedicated to provide help, support and information to any adult who is suffering from past childhood abuse.
Reviews

From the Author
I hope you find this book to be interesting and useful!
My hope is that The Scarred Soul will help educate people on the topic of self-inflicted violence. There are numerous activities designed to help you better understand and cope with this difficult issue. Therapists, friends and family members of people who engage in self-inflicted violence can also benefit from reading this book. I wrote this book because the topic is so misunderstood and largely ignored. I hope you find it useful.
Customer Reviews
Avg. Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, 1 March, 2002
Top 1000 Reviewer Reviewer: lwk2001 from South-East England
I am a cutter. I can not even begin to describe how excellent this book is and how much it has helped me. I thoroughly recommend it to self-harmers, family&friends and professionals alike. Everyone can learn from it. I have spent a lot of money of self-help books to help me to overcome and understand my problem and this one is undoubtedly the best. Not only does it help you and those close to you to understand this very misunderstood behaviour but it also helps you to live with, understand and try and get over your behaviour. It isn't at all forceful and is instead compassionate and tells you to do things in your own time. If you're not ready to stop doing this then don't. It helps you to realise that self-harm isn't all bad, that you shouldn't feel guilty about it, because without it you probably couldn't have survived but helps you to realise that there are other alternatives and overcome it in time.
Thank you Tracy Alderman!

4 out of 5 stars A good self help book, 2 September, 2001
Reviewer: selfharmalliance from United Kingdom
As the Development Coordinator of a self harm voluntary group I want to recommend this book for anyone who suffers from deliberate self harm. Tracy Alderman has written this book very well, it has self help techniques and explains all aspects of why you might self harm and what you can do about it. On completion of this book you will have learned something new about how self harm relates to your life.

5 out of 5 stars incredible, 28 March, 2001
Reviewer: A reader
I have bought most of the self-harm books available but continue to re-read this one. It is full of activities which enable you to stand back and examine your behaviour and realise personal triggers and people who may provoke you. This is written with a depth, compassion and understanding I have yet to find anywhere else.

5 out of 5 stars Alderman knows everything., 8 June, 1999
Reviewer: A reader from Liverpool, England.
Alderman has thoroughly researched this topic and offers both long term and short term practical advice in a straight-forward sometimes humorous way.

There is a logical progression through which you can identify if you self harm, what your rituals and reasons are and how you can consequently change these. There is also advice about talking to others and a section for friends and family - making it a good book to lend to other people.