Citation

Zupancic MK, Kreidler MC. Perspect. Psychiatr. Care 1999; 35(2): 29-34.

Affiliation

University of Akron, College of Nursing, OH, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10455768

Abstract

TOPIC: Toxic shame and the concomitant fear of feeling are core issues needing to be addressed during group therapy with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. PURPOSE: To increase awareness of the toxic shame that survivors experience and to describe the impact of group therapy based on a family systems model. SOURCE: The authors' clinical experiences. CONCLUSIONS: Symptom management, repatterning of cognitive distortions, and the improvement of self-care strategies are identified as crucial aspects of healing shame-based feelings and behaviors. Group treatment offers members the opportunity to cease reenacting family rules and roles that create toxic shame.

Language: en