Regardless of the kind of abuse the central damage to an abused person takes predicable forms. The core issues almost always begin with the creation of a distorted image of the self. This distorted self image is reflected in a distorted image of God and in distorted images of others. One way of thinking about recovery is that it is the process of undistorting these distortions.
Recovery from Distorted Images of Self
Seeing Ourselves More Clearly by Juanita Ryan
The Good Self: Some Theological Perspectives by Ray Anderson
Recovery from Distorted Images of Self A Bible study by Dale and Juanita Ryan on this topic.
Recovery from Distorted Images of God
Seeing God In New Ways: Recovery from Distorted Images of God by Juanita R. Ryan
Recovery from Distorted Images of God A Bible study by Dale and Juanita Ryan on this topic.
Recovery from Distorted Images of Others
Seeing Others More Clearly: Barriers to Intimacy
Seeing Others More Clearly: Moving toward Intimacy
