When Trust Is Lost (Discovery Series Booklet)

Our thirst for intimacy is a major battleground for good and evil.

Sexual abuse is one of the few crimes that brings more shame to the victim than to the offender.  It takes away a person's innocence and self-respect, and usually silences the victim so that help is difficult to find.  The wounds and struggles that follow are often as difficult to deal with as the original abuse.  Many victims feel alone, confused, depressed, and sometimes as if they are going crazy.  

If you have been sexually abused, or if you know someone struggling with this problem, this booklet describes a process of recovery that is filled with hope and help.  The topic is difficult to discuss and hard to accept, but the pain of understanding and healing is far less than the pain of denial and despair.

Dan B. Allender is an American Christian therapist, author, and professor focusing on sexual abuse and trauma recovery. Allender received his Master of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary and his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University. He has taught at Grace Theological Seminary (1983-1989), Colorado Christian University (1989-1997).