Scared Selfless: My Journey from Abuse and Madness to

Scared Selfless: My Journey from Abuse and Madness to Surviving and Thriving

â€œA riveting memoir that takes readers on a roller coaster ride from the depths of hell to triumphant success.â€â€”Dave Pelzer, author of A Child Called â€œItâ€

Michelle Stevens has a photo of the exact moment her childhood was stolen from her: Sheâ€™s only eight years old, posing for her motherâ€™s boyfriend, Gary Lundquistâ€”an elementary school teacher, neighborhood stalwart, and brutal pedophile. Later that night, Gary locks Michelle in a cage, tortures her repeatedly, and uses her to quench his voracious and deviant sexual whims. Little does she know that this will become her new reality for the next six years.

Michelle can also pinpoint the moment she reconstituted the splintered pieces of her life: Sheâ€™s in cap and gown, receiving her PhD in psychologyâ€”and the universityâ€™s award for best dissertation.

The distance between these two points is the improbable journey from torture, loss, and mental illness to healing, recovery, and triumph that is Michelleâ€™s powerful memoir, Scared Selfless.

Michelle suffered from postâ€traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression, and made multiple suicide attempts. She also developed multiple personalities. There was â€œChelsey,â€ the rebellious teenager; â€œViscous,â€ a tween with homicidal rage; and â€œSarah,â€ a sweet little girl who brought her teddy bear on a first date.

In this harrowing tale, Michelle, who was inspired to help others heal by becoming a psychotherapist, sheds light on the all-too-real threat of child sexual abuse, its subsequent psychological effects, and the best methods for victims to overcome their ordeals and, ultimately, thrive. Scared Selfless is both an examination of the extraordinary feats of the mind that are possible in the face of horrific trauma as well as Michelleâ€™s courageous testament to their power.

Country	USA
Author	Michelle Stevens
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780698185562
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	G.P. Putnam's Sons
Manufacturer	G.P. Putnam's Sons
NumberOfPages	301
PublicationDate	2017-03-21
Publisher	G.P. Putnam's Sons
ReleaseDate	2017-03-21
Studio	G.P. Putnam's Sons

Scared Selfless: My Journey from Abuse and Madness to Surviving and Thriving

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