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# Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse

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Review: Excellent book - Just started reading my copy of this book and cannot recommend it enough for it's accuracy in detailing so many issues of this very important subject. All descriptions of the book's good points that I found printed on the cover are accurate and the resonance with personal experiences is uncannily accurate, and the complexity of this subject really is well documented and so incredibly well understood and written about by this author. This book has a very supportive and maturely compassionate listing of the affects of this kind of abuse and many different complicated ways this kind of abuse takes place that are not seen nor understood even by trained therapists unless they specifically have had this particular kind of training for psychological trauma/abuse. A very good book easy to read with important information for everyone whether or not they have experienced this form of abuse. We all could benefit from being educated about it to better understand and have compassion for the many who are affected by it and we can better advocate for those affected by recognizing the signs of it and helping stop this kind of abuse from proliferating and doing any more harm. I've now finished reading this book and listening to the audio version of it and can confirm what I saw from the beginning that it is a very accurate description of the phenomenon of psychological abuse right down to words I'd been using to describe my experiences with it so that was quite a reaffirming experience. The complexity of the subject is so well treated in this book that it left me wanting the author to continue and will be a source of reference and study for me going forward so I got the ebook version too because it will be easy to search for topics that are all throughout the writing even in addition to the headings of various sections, there's just so much information in the writing that highlighting will also be helpful. The comparison of the subject to dealing with deprogramming from a cult was something I'd thought of too and a very important aspect of the book is that it treats the subject as situational rather than looking for some particular biological or chemical reason for the disastrous affects of being the victim/target of psychological abuse and this factor of looking at the entire situation and all players in it is something that is sorely missing from modern psychological theories and practice from what I've seen. One can imagine too and probably do the research to find these kinds of patterns of psychological abuse all throughout history so it's nothing new and a very good idea to get educated to it which is recommended in the book as stage 2 of the process of healing. Apparently there are also study groups organized around this book and they can be found from a reference in the book to the author's website that is the title of the book. I hope to see many more such works by this author and others further delineating this important subject it is ground breaking and breathtaking in it's clarity and exposing this extremely important subject in my opinion.
Review: An absolute must read by anyone trying to be a survivor of emotional abuse! - This book is fantastic it explains so incredibly well what is going on in an abusers head. It really captures how incredibly sick and disconnected some humans can be. It really resonates in a scary but well written way how disturbed psychopaths and sociopaths and narcissists are. They actually avoid all normal reflection and truly lack empathy and connections to others. Abusers are deeply sick, really really wired wrong. There is something deeply wrong with their lack of ability to bond and form connections with others. These people are sicker than I had any ability to understand and how they really don’t form healthy attachments to others. They lack real remorse and the void of empathy is terrifying! The book drives home the depravity that abusers see the world as, they live in a distorted reality. However it is also victim centered and does a fantastic job of walking thru the stages of recovery and pathway choices and decisions during recovery. This book is so desperately needed. Having a romantic relationship with someone that is profoundly sick and depraved to the point of deeply evil in their toxicity this allows the victim to be seen and it doesn’t shy away either from the brutal realities. It has blunt conversations about assessing the victim for depression and suicidal thoughts and makes it clear that these are common challenges in these victims. That break-up’s with people that psychologically torture their partners, the victims very often struggle with suicidal thoughts and depression. It gets real about the massive destruction that these abusers can cause to their victims. It is real about how the damage can often be lifelong and destroys who the victim used to be. The extremely well written recovery sections are fabulous. This book should be read by anyone that has been a victim of emotional abuse.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #23,679 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #14 in Abuse Self-Help #15 in Domestic Partner Abuse (Books) #314 in Christian Self Help |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 3,581 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent book
*by D***E on March 20, 2021*

Just started reading my copy of this book and cannot recommend it enough for it's accuracy in detailing so many issues of this very important subject. All descriptions of the book's good points that I found printed on the cover are accurate and the resonance with personal experiences is uncannily accurate, and the complexity of this subject really is well documented and so incredibly well understood and written about by this author. This book has a very supportive and maturely compassionate listing of the affects of this kind of abuse and many different complicated ways this kind of abuse takes place that are not seen nor understood even by trained therapists unless they specifically have had this particular kind of training for psychological trauma/abuse. A very good book easy to read with important information for everyone whether or not they have experienced this form of abuse. We all could benefit from being educated about it to better understand and have compassion for the many who are affected by it and we can better advocate for those affected by recognizing the signs of it and helping stop this kind of abuse from proliferating and doing any more harm. I've now finished reading this book and listening to the audio version of it and can confirm what I saw from the beginning that it is a very accurate description of the phenomenon of psychological abuse right down to words I'd been using to describe my experiences with it so that was quite a reaffirming experience. The complexity of the subject is so well treated in this book that it left me wanting the author to continue and will be a source of reference and study for me going forward so I got the ebook version too because it will be easy to search for topics that are all throughout the writing even in addition to the headings of various sections, there's just so much information in the writing that highlighting will also be helpful. The comparison of the subject to dealing with deprogramming from a cult was something I'd thought of too and a very important aspect of the book is that it treats the subject as situational rather than looking for some particular biological or chemical reason for the disastrous affects of being the victim/target of psychological abuse and this factor of looking at the entire situation and all players in it is something that is sorely missing from modern psychological theories and practice from what I've seen. One can imagine too and probably do the research to find these kinds of patterns of psychological abuse all throughout history so it's nothing new and a very good idea to get educated to it which is recommended in the book as stage 2 of the process of healing. Apparently there are also study groups organized around this book and they can be found from a reference in the book to the author's website that is the title of the book. I hope to see many more such works by this author and others further delineating this important subject it is ground breaking and breathtaking in it's clarity and exposing this extremely important subject in my opinion.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An absolute must read by anyone trying to be a survivor of emotional abuse!
*by M***N on May 4, 2025*

This book is fantastic it explains so incredibly well what is going on in an abusers head. It really captures how incredibly sick and disconnected some humans can be. It really resonates in a scary but well written way how disturbed psychopaths and sociopaths and narcissists are. They actually avoid all normal reflection and truly lack empathy and connections to others. Abusers are deeply sick, really really wired wrong. There is something deeply wrong with their lack of ability to bond and form connections with others. These people are sicker than I had any ability to understand and how they really don’t form healthy attachments to others. They lack real remorse and the void of empathy is terrifying! The book drives home the depravity that abusers see the world as, they live in a distorted reality. However it is also victim centered and does a fantastic job of walking thru the stages of recovery and pathway choices and decisions during recovery. This book is so desperately needed. Having a romantic relationship with someone that is profoundly sick and depraved to the point of deeply evil in their toxicity this allows the victim to be seen and it doesn’t shy away either from the brutal realities. It has blunt conversations about assessing the victim for depression and suicidal thoughts and makes it clear that these are common challenges in these victims. That break-up’s with people that psychologically torture their partners, the victims very often struggle with suicidal thoughts and depression. It gets real about the massive destruction that these abusers can cause to their victims. It is real about how the damage can often be lifelong and destroys who the victim used to be. The extremely well written recovery sections are fabulous. This book should be read by anyone that has been a victim of emotional abuse.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very very helpful, even if you are in later stages of recovery
*by A***. on September 14, 2019*

I am several years out of my emotionally abusive marriage and this book has helped me immensely. I’m now at a stage where I am on the other side of this trauma and I am looking back at it all, especially the healing journey, more intellectually, with a lot of curiosity about what specific elements helped me heal. It was a very long and gut-wrenching process, and I cannot tell you how helpful and validating, even now, it is to have the stages of recovery outlined so expertly and compassionately. Shannon Thomas is spot on about all of the stages and writes with such compassion and hope. There is a ton of specificity to validate your current reality and a gentle, compassionate tone. She even mentions that in Stage 6, Maintenance (where I am now), it is common to look back at the earlier stages to gain a deeper healing. I have friends who keep admonishing me to “Move on. You’re in such a better place now. Let it go!” But I can’t. There’s something pulling me back to look at it, and now I understand why. After reading this book, I do feel I can let it go more. But not totally. And that’s important: to move forward but never forget. Thank you for this, Shannon. The parts about how family members are won over by the abuser and play into the abuse are particularly helpful too. Mine did and still do, and it’s devastating. What is true about psychological abuse is that it is always with you: I still question myself: did this really happen? (Yes.) Was it as bad as I though it was? (Yes.) Was it ME? (Hell no.) My ex, who, because of our children is a “detached contact” situation, stilll engages in the gaslighting/crazymaking behavior but it is so ridiculously subtle. It is crucial for survivors to read and re-read books like this to maintain their groundedness in the healed space. The thing I am still stuck on is Shannon’s emphasis on the personality disorder aspect of the psychological abuse behavior. I am sure my ex is not a psychopath or sociopath. But is he a covert narcissist? I don’t know. I can’t wrap my head around that most days. So if he is not, does that mean that this (the abuse, all of the trauma, and my life changing journey because of it...) didn’t happen the way I thought it did? Was it actually something else? That is the part that leaves me stumped and still seeking. That would be my only slight criticism of this book. It feels like a requirement that the abuser have a personality disorder, and that leaves me in a confused state where I circle around and around it in my brain. I imagine that Shannon would argue that he IS a covert narcissist in that case, though, because his tactic is to keep me off-balance and questioning myself. Other books that helped me validate the abuse without the “requirement” of a personality disorder were Lundy Bancroft’s “Why Does He DO That?” And Patricia Evans’ “The Verbally Abusive Relationship”. I want to leave with the message that Shannon emphasizes throughout the book: you really can heal from psychological abuse. It takes time. Be gentle on yourself. I feel I have discovered my Purpose and Power from this devastating experience and even considering that I lost so much, I am really happy with my life and have become the woman I have always wanted to be, not only for myself but also for my kids.

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