INTRODUCING THE SURVIVORS: Sharon, Dale, Katherine, Gary ... and You         

PART I: WHEN LIVING HURTS

  1. Why Does It Hurt So Much?                                     

  2. When It Hurts to Grow Up                                  

  3. Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds                                                    

  4. When You Hurt But Don't Know Why               
                 

PART II: UNDERSTANDING YOUR EMOTIONS

  5. Why Does the Hurt Last So Long?                                                               

  6. Trauma and Your Brain                                                                                    

  7. “You Always Get What You Need” -- Or Do You? 

  8. “To Thine Own Self Be True”                                                                           

  9. “Grit Your Teeth” & Other Ways To Keep On Hurting     

10. What Does It Mean To Be Emotionally Healthy?                                             

PART III: SURVIVOR STRATEGIES FOR HEALING THE HURT

11. Survivor Strategy #1:  Do No Harm                                                                 

12. Survivor Strategy #2:  Understand How We Heal                                        

13. Survivor Strategy #3:  Promote Your Own Healing

14. Survivor Strategy #4:  Take Action In the Real World                                  

15. Survivor Strategy #5:  Assert Yourself

16. Survivor Strategy #6:  Gain Control Over Your Emotions                              

17. Survivor Strategy #7:  Stay Healthy & Reduce Emotional Stress               

18. Survivor Strategy #8:  Explore Self-Help and Recovery Groups                   

19. Survivor Strategy #9:  Consider Psychotherapy                                              

PART IV: SURVIVOR STORIES

 20. Pathways to Emotional Healing                                   

APPENDICES:           

 A. Symptoms of Major Adult Psychiatric Disorders                   

 B. Medical Disorders and Drugs that May Cause Psychiatric Symptoms

 C. References