Recovering from Rape by Linda E. Ledray, Linda E. Ledray
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- Pub. Date: September 1995
- 304pp
- Sales Rank: 198,268
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: September 1995
- Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated
- Format: Paperback, 304pp
- Sales Rank: 198,268
- ISBN-13: 9780805029284
- ISBN: 0805029281
- Edition Number: 2
- Edition Description: REV
Synopsis
Practical advice on overcoming the trauma and coping with police, hospitals, and the courts - for the survivors of sexual assault and their families, lovers, and friends.
Phyllis Hyman - WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women
Surprisingly few books about survival of rape have been written by women; even fewer book offer solid information how and when to prosecute rape, and what you can expect from the experience. This resource offers both. Designed primarily as a self-help manual for rape survivors, Recovering From Rape gives guidance for getting through the day-to-day process of putting your life back together after rape, with each section addressing first the survivor and then the significant other. Linda Ledray is a clinical psychologist who counsels rape survivors and has spent 15 years researching rape. Going beyond personal recovery, a chapter is devoted to persecuting and convicting the rapist, and another to preventing rape in our society. Our legal system and societal attitudes offer infuriatingly little support for women who have been raped, a fact which makes resources like this a critical response to the crisis.
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Linda E. Ledray holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and personality research and is a registered nurse. A licensed psychologist and fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, she is the founder and director of the Minneapolis Sexual Assault Resource Service and has been working with rape survivors for twenty years. She lives in Mound, Minnesota.
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Recovering from Rapeby Anonymous
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May 14, 2007: I am not really into reviewing books, but I feel the need to warn victims about this book: it could hurt more than help. I am a survivor of a kidnapping and rape. It is a recent event, but past the 'one year anniversary'. I purchased the second edition of this book. It was initially upsetting to read. Though there were some parts that were slightly helpful -- the factual information regarding legal issues, stds, police investigations. But that information was not necessarily so helpful that it warrants the negativity that this book puts out. The author's tone is negative and hopeless rather than hopeful: at every turn she reminds the reader of how unfair the justice system is and has been for rape victims. Then she supplies depressing examples to back up her claims of how bad the system is. While this information is certainly true and also necessary for victims to be aware of -- I do believe that a better writer could deliver the same information in a less damning tone. Furthermore, my edition of the book seemed terribly dated. The examples used in the book to back up claims of the author are from the early 1990s. Laws are constantly changing and so is science: DNA is a major issue that is not featured very much in this book. Also, the real-world examples that the author uses are *extremely* limited to Minnesota. Her data collection is not thorough. Another extremely aggravating issue: While the author continuously tells her reader that it is 'normal' or 'okay' to feel certain things, she seems to contradict herself with a very harmful message: The one-year anniversary and beyond. She puts rape and its recovery on a time-table. So when I went back to consult this book again, it made me feel even worse: there was no chapter on what I was/am going through. A few years on and I am having flashbacks and suffering other issues that the author does not discuss at length, nor does she offer help for those of us who do not fall in line with her time-table. I also would like to offer just one example (out of the many) of why I fear that this book could be harmful to survivors: the author mentions that the survivor will feel relieved if she changes her residence. But she does not offer the helpful information that a survivor should be on the look-out or aware of 'avoidance' behavior. Some survivors probably find it a healthy choice to change their residence. But it should at least be noted that some could also be choosing to move as a subconscious avoidance strategy. And it is all OKAY. Just important to be aware. My own experience with the 'system' was not as horrifying as the author lays out. But it also is important to be informed of what you are 'in for'. Still, this book stirred up so much anxiety in me, that I am just not so sure that it is healthy. And again, the cases and examples she cites are very dated and limited in geography. Her advice on what to wear to court was not helpful I did not realize that I had PTSD and her clean-and-simple approach to 'recovering emotionally' and 'taking back control' made me feel crazy. She simplifies the 'emotional recovery' process and complicates the legal one. She prepares the victim for a horrifying ordeal that she will face when reporting to the police (in my case, the police were more helpful than the 'trained rape counselors', and they were more respectful). She warns the victim of how impossible it is to bring charges against a rapist, much less to...
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November 12, 2001: Having experienced this horrifying crime twice (at age 14 and again at 21), I finally decided to work my way through the entire book from cover to cover. It had been given to me by someone who cared for me after my first assault. I picked through it and read only what applied back then. My second rape was different, and I'm older now. I read the entire book and found insight on every page. I cannot even begin to put into words how helpful this book has been. Somedays, one page would give me enough to think about for a week. I especially found the pages dealing with prosecution helpful. I was victimized once by the rapist and again by the police. It somehow helped to know that I wasn't alone.
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