Nice To Meet Me
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4.6 • 15 Ratings
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
In the United States alone, there are almost twenty million men who experienced unwanted sexual abuse before the age of eighteen. One in every six men. Consequently, these men are forced to go through life managing the horrors of their past, while society as a whole avoids the issue.
This book lifts the veil on the damage it causes, and the struggle it takes for men to manage the surfacing memories after years of suppressing the abuse.
This is a walk with one man, Chris Carlton, a former collegiate athlete, U.S. Navy Intelligence Officer, and advertising executive, as he stops trying to prove his worth, and starts repairing his past; all while desperately trying to salvage his future. You will be given a seat next to him in the therapy office, to watch his truth unravel, his pain surface, and his walls crumble. You will see him start to connect the dots of his past, and start to find his footing, until ultimately; he connects with the innocent boy he left behind.
Nice To Meet Me show us that recovering from sexual abuse is not only possible, but it is undeniable with hard work and determination. This book is a candid, inspirational story of self-discovery and persistence that should be read by anyone looking to recover from traumatic memories, and for loved ones wishing to better understand someone struggling with their past.
Customer Reviews
A must read for all therapists as well as people affected by abuse!
This is one of the best books I have ever read on the subject of sexual abuse. Carlton is both funny and extremely honest and raw in sharing his journey thus far through the unbelievably difficult experience of confronting familial childhood sexual abuse through therapy. He describes in detail what it is like to be a patient - what was helpful and what wasn't. I imagine that this book would be inspirational and informational for anyone faced with such abuse. However, as a therapist, I believe this book would also be useful for therapists who work with patients who have been affected in one way or another by abuse - and even for therapists in general who want to know what it feels like to be a patient!