Author Description

Domestic abuse is an extremely complex issue, it is easy to see why so many have little understanding of it. Who am I Without My Abuser is a must read, for not only women who have been victims of domestic abuse but for anyone wanting to understand it in more depth. Exploring abuse on a Psychological, Emotional and Societal level this book maps out the many reasons that women may stay in their relationship. You will explore the tactics of a perpetrator and their impacts as well as how to overcome them. Rebecca Bishop FdA, BSc 'Hons' uniquely combines counselling, psychology and experience to explain abuse. Many victims are often given multi diagnosis such as: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Borderline personality disorder, Depression or Anxiety. Bishop Highlights the issues of a multi diagnosis and instead terms the impacts of abuse as 'Attachment Capture Syndrome'. This book helps you explore your own journey with a scattering of self-help tasks, you are encouraged to answer questions about who you really are. Bishop proposes that to begin to put yourself back together you must first search for the reasons why you fell apart.