Book Description
In this groundbreaking companion to The Courage to Heal, Laura Davis offers an inspiring, in-depth workbook that speaks to all women and men healing from the effects of child sexual abuse. The combination of checklists, writing and art Projects, open-ended questions and activities expertly guides the survivor through the healing process.
- Survival Skills -- Teaches survivors to create a safe, supportive environment, ask for help, deal with crisis periods, and choose therapy.
- Aspects Of Healing -- Focuses on the healing process: gaining a capacity for hope, breaking silence, letting go of shame, turning anger into action, planning a confrontation, preparing for family contact, and affirming personal progress.
- Guidelines For Healing Sexually -- Redefines the concept of "safe sex" and establishes healthy ground rules for sexual contact.
Customer Reviews:
A Must if you were sexually abused.......2007-07-26
This book is a true gift - to me and to anyone that was abused in any way, not just sexually.
A workbook for a journey.......2007-01-19
This workbook is paperback and has lots of room for notes and comments. Well construsted and felxable for use as a workbook. For any survivor this is a very needful journey. This book and its author has gathered the tools that many have but don't know how to use and helps us understand what to do and how to do it. I have greatly benefitted from this. It is a book well recieved by my therapist. For all survivors and their partners and families this is a book that gives hope, understanding and reassurance. Well worth it.
Workbook is my Guide to Healing.......2006-07-01
Just as The Courage to Heal was my Bible in helping me get through the crisis stage of sexual abuse revisited, helping me to decipher what it was I was feeling, and that it was perfectly normal, probably more normal than anything in my life ever had been, and letting me know what I may be going through next, and how people might react to me, ect.....This Courage to Heal Workbook is my homework in learning to become the person I should have started out as. I do a chapter a day, but you can do it a chapter a week, or at your own pace. Pre-reading The Courage to Heal is not necessary, either. It's all self-explanatory. Encourages one to give lots of deep thought to differing topics and to answer honestly and in depth. I strongly recommend this workbook to anyone struggling to heal the wounds of childhood sexual abuse. It allows you to get to know the real you inside all of the protective layers that have been unconsciencously piled on over the years....not who you want people to know, but who you really are, and who you were really meant to be. A bright shining star!
This book is hard work but good.......2006-06-01
I am not sure why people whose lives are being "ruined" or hurt by "unfounded" repressed memories are being so hard on the authors of this book. Sounds like the psychiatric professionals that their loved one or they themselves are seeing need to be held to task for the "bringing forth the memories" problem - not the authors of this book.
I WAS sexually abused by my father and stepbrother and remember every last memory that was made over a span of 7 years. Courage to Heal HAS helped me with it and has helped me work on the issues that I thought confrontation of my abusers would heal immediately. Yea right.
I don't think anyone should use this book without the consultations of a counselor or therapist and getting help from them while going through it. Self diagnosis is and can be dangerous. I think, however, it is a good book to help a person work through the issues that surround actual abuses.
Be your own therapist.......2006-03-20
It is a great compliment to the textbook 'Courage to Heal'. As much as we trust (or should trust) our therapists, some things will always be left unsaid. Allow this book to fill in the gaps. When I write about what upsets me, I feel somewhat relieved. This is a difficult book to work with, it will change your world forever, and it will change for the better. Once you get to the point of no return, hopefully, like me, you will feel that something inside of you just let go. It is OK to be angry, it is OK to cry, it is OK to fight back. Remember: long after your abuser is out of your life, he or she still controls you through the memories. This book guides you through all the hard work you have to do to control those memories and have a happy life.
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When Terrence Real was studying to be a therapist, he accepted the notion that women suffered depression at rates several times that of men. Now he believes that conventional wisdom is wrong, that there has been a great cultural cover-up of depression in men. Real is convinced of the existence of a mental illness that is passed from fathers to sons in the form of rage, workaholism, distanced relationships from loved ones, and self-destructive behaviors ranging from stupid choices at work and in love to drug and alcohol abuse. Men reading I Don't Want to Talk About It will probably recognize themselves in every chapter, while women will recognize their partners--and, of course, both sexes will see their fathers in a new light.
Book Description
Twenty years of experience treating men and their families has convinced
psychotherapist Terrence Real that depression is a silent epidemic in men -- that
men hide their condition from family, friends, and themselves to avoid the stigma
of depression's "un-manliness." Problems that we think of as typically
male -- difficulty with intimacy, workaholism, alcoholism, abusive behavior, and
rage-are really attempts to escape depression. And these escape attempts only
hurt the people men love and pass their condition on to their children.
This groundbreaking book is the "pathway out of darkness" that these men and
their families seek. Real reveals how men can unearth their pain, heal
themselves, restore relationships, and break the legacy of abuse. He mixes
penetrating analysis with compelling tales of his patients and even his own
experiences with depression as the son of a violent, depressed father and the
father of two young sons.
Download Description
Each year, millions of men and women fall prey to depression. While the disorder has been called "psychiatry's most treatable condition", less than one in five get help. In recent years, the silence surrounding depression in women has begun to lift, but only now, with this powerful groundbreaking work, does psychotherapist Terrence Real expose a virtual epidemic of the disorder in men. Twenty years of experience treating men and their families has convinced Terrence Real that there are two forms of depression: "overt" and "covert". Feeling the stigma of depression's "unmanliness", many men hide their condition not only from family and friends but even from themselves. Attempts to escape depression fuel many of the problems we think of as typically male - difficulty with intimacy, workaholism, alcoholism, abusive behavior, and rage. By directing their pain outward, depressed men hurt the people they love, and, most tragically, pass their condition on to their children. A master storyteller, Terrence Real mixes penetrating analysis with poignant, compelling tales of the men and women whom he treats. He writes with passion and searing clarity about his own experiences with depression, as the son of a depressed, violent father, and the father of two young sons.
Customer Reviews:
I Don't Want to Talk about It: Over Coming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression.......2007-08-31
Should be required reading for every male because it would help them to much greater happiness. If we all realized how male socialization helps mold ALL males, willingly AND unwillingly become soldiers treating ALL of their interactions as battles and ALL people as enemies or potential enemies who must be controlled or defeated.
An uncomfortable but needed book.......2007-08-11
This is the second book on male depression I have read (first being Archibald Hart's Understanding Male Depression and out of print). Not written from a Christian perspective but a good read and useful for all men at every age-in other words, it's never too late nor too early to read this book! He has an insightful discussion about the active and passive abuse that occurs to many men in the socialization process, a process that teaches us to hold emotions at a distance. What I take away from the book is that many men suffer from covert or overt depression. They have learned to cover up the pain of their depression with addictive behavior which may lead to abuse or irresponsibility toward others and by keeping relationships at a distance emotionally. When things collapse or their self-medication attempts fail, the depression breaks out.
One of my favorite quotes: "The essential shift in question that marks a depressed man's transformation is the shift from: What shall I get? to: What can I offer? . . . Recovery demands a move into generativity." 321
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This book can help you.......2007-06-27
If you are in a relationship with a depressed person, this book can help save your sanity. Depression is very insideous and destructive. This book can help you avoid some of the pitfalls and understand what drives your depressed loved one. My therapist recommended it and it truly helped me see the illness for what it is.
Overcoming? Not Quite.......2007-04-03
This was a very well written book, and has plenty to sympathize with. The portions about forced male gender roles contributing to ongoing inner turmoil isn't bad, though i'm not entirely convinced that's a major contributing factor to male depression.
The big problem here is: THIS IS NOT A SELF HELP BOOK. The title is "overcoming" male depression, but the author does not lay out a game plan. What he tells you, you've already been told: Go find a shrink. Great. So much for saving thousands of dollars on years of therapy on a do-it-yourself approach.
Disppointed.......2007-01-11
This is a difficult read, its mostly composites and difficult to glean any real clinical information. Admittedly i haven't gotten though the entire book yet. Unmasking Male Depression is much better for clinical information, if you can stomach being preached at.
Book Description
DO YOU KNOW ONE OF THESE MEN?
T
he catch-me-if-you-can lover...
Phil's romantic and passionate one minute, distant and cold the next.
The deviously manipulative coworker or boss...
Jack denies resenting Nora's rapid rise in the company, but when they're assigned to work together on a project, he undermines her.
The obstructionist, procrastinating husband...
Bob keeps telling his wife he'll finish the painting job he began years ago, but he never seems to get around to it.
These are all classic examples of the passive-aggressive man. This personality syndrome -- in which hostility wears a mask of passivity -- is currently the number one source of men's problems in relationships and on the job. In Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man, Scott Wetzler draws upon numerous case histories from his own practice to explain how and why the passive-aggressive man thinks, feels, and acts the way he does. Dr. Wetzler also offers advice on:
• How to avoid playing victim, manager, or rescuer to the "P-A"
• How to get his anger and fear into the open
• How to help the "P-A" become a better lover, husband, and father
• How to survive passive-aggressive game playing on the job
Living with a man's passive aggression can be an emotional seesaw ride. But armed with this book, you can avoid the bumpy landings.
Customer Reviews:
Passive Aggression Men.......2007-09-14
This book "Living with the Passive Aggressive Man" is excellent. It made me see myself and the interplay with the female was very insightful. I never realize how my behavior would play into the physhic of such a man. He needs a lot of help. Although, I have the personality to deal with it, it can be exhausting. I find myself not sharing thing, because I believe he will find something to get mad about. I'm sick of the angry and the bad behavior it is abusive. He does apologize, but not enough rarely. He doesn't have common manners. He doesn't think anything is wrong with his behavior. He is rude to people and he can never say no directly and lies so much it's funny because the lies are so stupid Stevie Wonder could see through them. I've told him he needs help and he know it but will never get it. He is too old.(56 Sept - 30, 07) His behavior is extreme and he so stotic and no sense of humor. I starting asking where did he come from? My boyfriend is all over this book. I see him in 80% of the examples given. He get angry with me and I don't even know it, then react to the anger and I'm lost and defeated and I still don't know what he was mad at. Negative all the time even when good things happen or 10 good things will be said or done and he will always focus on the negative. Not a very happy man. I would be the Rescue type girlfriend described in the book. Caring and motherly. He can be cold and never want to talk about it and will avoid at all cost. He has issues with control. He can't control his own life it is in shambles it's funny to me to think he would try to control me. The book was most insightful about all of these traits. The Passive Aggressive man is a nightmare. Run Sally Run. The Stubborness is total unreasonable. Everybody tell him he is mean. I know that it is because he is so unhappy with him self he irritate other people with his inappropriate behavior. His self esteem is low but his life is a mess. Misery Loves company and I don't want to be in the company of his misery. The family background was right too. He grew up with out a father, but he was the oldest not the youngest. Communcation with me is deploreable with the boys he good time charlie. Never seems to worry about my well being, but always tells me about his. I didn't realize how selfish he was until reading this book. It is all about him. Run Sally Run.
Describes a lot of men to a T........2007-08-25
Unfortunately a lot of men are passive aggressive. Also it is too bad that the passive aggressive personality disorder was taken off of the DSM-4 for purposes of further research. Now psychiatrists and psychologists cannot diagnose your annoying male partner or family member with the disorder.
BUT you however, can be aware of a passive aggressive man or woman. If you see in a man a PATTERN of passive aggressive behaviors listed and described in this book then you know to be cautious and probably not invest time and intimacy with that man.
Passive aggressive people are so annoying and will bring out the angries in you. So read it and learn from it before you end up in grief counseling.
I also wanted to say that women can also be very passive aggressive. I've worked with and been friends with both men and women who agree to do something merrily and then later go and do the opposite, this is a passive aggressive problem if that behavior is repeated many times without resolve. These bitter and shallow people live in their own little worlds and have little regard, respect, or value for people.
The truth shall set you free.......2007-05-19
Reading this book was a HUGE moment of clarity for me after a year and half of struggling to make my relationship with a P-A work. I was stunned at how completely dead-on the description of a P-A was in describing the man in my life. The book made me feel sane again. If you know anything about P-A men, they have a tendency to make the women in their lives feel absolutely crazy and out of control. Reading the book gave me some tools to recognize the manipulations and try to change my own responses to them. It's now a year later and I am ending the relationship. I think that if you are with a P-A who refuses to acknowledge in any way that they have issues that need addressing, you can just throw in the towel now and save yourself the heartache. The tactics that Scott Wetzler recommends for women to employ will only work if the man has some tiny crack in his psyche where reason can creep in occasionally. The book is definitely worth reading, although the message can be discouraging as few P-A men seem to really change.
Worthwhile reading.......2007-01-29
This book has been my introduction to passive aggressive behavior and it has been very helpful to me. I don't like the sexist sounding title, but the author explains that men and women can both be passive aggressive. However, he believes that more men than women display the destructive type of passive aggression, possibly because of more recent changes that have occurred in our culture-mainly the advent of women's rights and greater equality between the sexes. I recommend this book for anyone interested in learning about the concept of passive aggression. I agree with other reviews that it is not that helpful in terms of dealing with a PA person but I think that there is no simple way to deal with them anyway.
This book is amazing.......2007-01-26
I stumbled across this book while searching the Internet for possible reasons why a relationship that was so important to me was failing miserably. This book is amazing. It describes in explicit detail the causes and behaviors of the passive aggressive (man) in this case. It is an absolute must read for anyone involved in a relationship with a pa. It gives clear cut suggestions on how to look for the signs, and how to deal with this type of person. It is very easy to understand and read. Understanding gives you a lot of power, and this book does just that. I liked it so much it fact, I wrote the author and thanked him for addressing this problem with such empathy and understanding for the partner of the pa.
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- great read, very helpful
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Beyond Anger: A Guide for Men: How to Free Yourself from the Grip of Anger and Get More Out of Life
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Book Description
Men tend to express their anger differently than women do. Research shows men are often more violent and less willing to confront and deal with their emotions than women. Written by a psychologist who specializes in the treatment of male rage, Beyond Anger shows the angry - and miserable - man how to change his life and relationships for the better. This book helps men understand their anger by explaining what the specific symptoms of chronic anger are and by showing angry men how their actions negatively affect family, friends, and coworkers. It helps men control violent feelings by using simple exercises - developed especially for men - to identify when and why anger occurs and by helping them form new habits to prevent anger before it starts. Women, too, will learn essential strategies for understanding and helping the angry men in their lives. Beyond Anger is honest, tough, and real.
Customer Reviews:
Great Book!.......2007-09-10
My husband found this book so informative and easy to read he read the book in 2 sessions. He could not put it down and he doesn't like to read books. Gave him a lot to think about and work on. I really think this book will be a turning point in his life. This book is great for anyone to read about the man in their life wheither father, son, husband etc.
Does he know me?.......2007-08-23
Very relatible...it blows my mind how much I can relate to it. A very good tool for men with anger issues. Enjoyed it.
Very Helpful.......2007-03-16
If you need a place to start - this is a great place!
Excellent.......2007-01-04
This book was written by a Psychologist in my home town which I had the pleasure of his councel in relation to my ex-husband who was a very angry man. This book nor the counceling saved my marriage but it helped my ex see that the problems in his life were due to constant anger boiling below the surface that would quickly with little provocation erupt into rage. The major obstacle is getting "your loved one" to begin reading. Once that is achieved they will relate on many levels with the information in this book. My ex's exact words were, "THIS IS ME .... " He found out the whole world wasn't wrong, just his perception of it.
great read, very helpful.......2006-07-03
I bought the book for my husband and so far he is very impressed by it. He said it hits many valid points about anger in men, and he highly recommends it for any man with an anger problem.
Book Description
This is a book for the silent sufferers - the millions of men worldwide who are helping female partners recover from the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. What About Me? will help men understand the issues surrounding childhood sexual abuse and prepare them for the rocky journey through the healing process with a survivor. It will help them understand why women who are healing say and do certain things. It will also give them a better understanding of their own actions and feelings.
Customer Reviews:
Must Read for Men helping their partners with Childhood Sexual Abuse.......2007-08-05
This is an absolute must read for any men out there who have women partners that have suffered childhood sexual abuse in any of its many and abhorrent forms. My wife suffered this from no less than three different males in her life before the age of 14, and two of them were relatives. I, like you, needed some reference material to try and help me cope with how to help her, and though there isn't going to be a cookie cutter answer for every situation... this book offers a lot of insight and gives you some starting points to begin looking for help.
Thanks.
Lynn
good for terapist to read.......2007-06-27
A good read for therapist or therapist in training. Great to have in the back of your mind to recomend to such clients.
What about me?.......2007-04-06
The book was in great condition. Thanks for selling it was a very hard book to find.
All Couples Should Read.......2007-02-14
This is a great book that made me cry when I read it because it was like he knew me in a way none of my boyfriends have ever understood me. I sent it to my boyfriend to read immediately after I finished it. If only I had found this book years ago.
Good book about this topic. .......2006-08-16
This is a pretty good book, well written and easy to understand. Basically it's support guide for men who are in a relationship with a partner who is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
The book isn't very long. There aren't many books written from this angle so its worth getting and reading, you could always donate it to a public library later on to benefit others.
Book Description
These meditations guide us to the strength and courage within ourselves that is necessary to face the lingering shadows of sex addiction. With the inspiration and support unique to Hazelden meditation books, Answers in the Heart provides solace for the pain and inspiration for lasting recovery.
Customer Reviews:
daily spiritual inspirations for sex and love addicts.......2007-01-19
Just like the 24 hour book for AA or the Just for Today for NA. this is the book for SA, SAA of SLAA
Freedom.......2006-03-09
I am totally pleased with how Amazon.com runs it's business. I love ordering books and DVDs and CDs. I have never liked ordering things online, but Amazon.com has changed that for me.
This book being an example. Each day I have a reminder that I am ok, and that life is indeed great.
SAA of Tulsa.......2005-10-14
A primary text for our Fellowship of SAA in Tulsa. Most members have personal copies also. Truly an extremely valuable tool for avoiding the "bubble" of addiction and staying focused on soberity.
Positive Reinforcement, Daily.......1999-03-04
I find the positive message delivered by this book to be a tremendous help in my recovery from this debilitating disease.
Book Description
Discusses male sexual response and the cause of its disorders, and provides advice on leading a more normal sex life.
Customer Reviews:
Working so far!!!.......2007-05-24
I hate to read, but this was a quick and very helpful read. The information was useful and the techniques are working very well after a few weeks of practice. This was recommended by my doctor and I'll pass that recommendation along. Good luck.
Good.......2006-05-25
A good book that talks about the obstacles a man has to overcome to win over premature ejaculation. The title is packed with useful information and the latest findings in the field and presents all the new treatments that have been discovered for this condition. f you want more out of a sexual disorder oriented book then look for "Natural Penis Enlargement: New Methods of Avoiding and Curing Impotence, Premature Ejaculation, and Erectile Dysfunction Safely and Inexpensively. New ... No Pumps, No Pills and No Gadgets! Vol. 2" by Platinum Millennium, the ultimate resource for premature ejaculation facts and myths
Has She Written A Baseball Book?.......2006-01-08
I was disappointed. I finished the book during the second chapter.
Difficult to finish.......2005-05-28
As someone who has suffered many years from PE, I was hoping to find some useful advice from this book. The first chapter, which I have read many times, is sensational. As I have not yet been able to finish this book, I am hoping that the next edition is better paced.
Good Info but available on internet for free.......2003-10-01
I was disapointed to find that this book covers the same information that is available free with a little searching on the internet. Nothing new or dramatic in this book. It is good information but not worth buying the book for.
Book Description
Wounded Boys Heroic Men is a workbook for transformation. Specifically written for and about men. This is the first book to address their issues of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse. Dr. Daniel Sonkin carefully prepares a road map for the recovery process, including insightful stories of real survivors, as well as direction and reassurance.
More important, this unique book provides hope, relief, and comfort for millions of victims too proud to explore their suffering. Carefully analyzing the feelings, attitudes, and behaviors of abused men. Dr. Sonkin teaches methods that break the vicious cycle of violence, make peace with the abuser, and in return find peace within.
Comprehensive and enlightening, Wounded Boys Heroic Men is also a guide to help partners, friends, and family members better understand the struggles these men face, so that they can support the healing journey. Dr. Sonkin's message is simple: With help, healing is possible.
Customer Reviews:
Men healing themselves from within.......2007-02-08
I would recommend this book for men who still have the emotional scares, the resentments, child abuse issues from our childhood holding us back from achieving happiness and serenity. We can become heroes, over come addictions, free ourselves from the bonds of our pain once and for all.
Far from the best of its type.......2006-10-26
Of the growing number of books about male sexual abuse, this one rates just mediocre. The author seems to believe that abused men all grow up to be abusive, especially toward women. He ignores female abusers and the special issues of gay men. I'd recommend one of the better books in this area, especially Gartner's Beyond Betrayal or Betrayed as Boys, but also Lew's Victims No Longer and Hunter's Abused Boys. Also, Moran's The Tricky Part is a great memoir
Clarification to comments by "Ken".......2006-07-28
The section of the book that the reviewer is referring to is a quote from a member of my men's group, and not about myself. However, it is important that readers understand that for many different reasons, people are unable to face the realities of their abuse and as a result may inadvertently put loved ones at risk. This is unfortunately an all-to-common consequence of all forms of child maltreatment. It is not constructive to judge their actions in the past, but to help them change for the present and future. What was important for this particular man, was that he did ultimately face his problems and heal not only his own wounds, but his relationship with his son. He struggled for many years and his hard work ultimately paid off. Today, he has a wonderful relationship with his son and his new grandchildren.
Don't waste your time.......2006-05-15
Dan Jay Sonkin Ph.D should not be trying to guide adult males of childhood abuse. I purchased this book thinking "finally a book written for men that would be a perfect guide to self help". I made it to page 38 when I realized that this Ph.D should not be trying to write anything but his resignation in his trade. Dr. Sonkin betrayed his son by permitting a man who abused him as a child, to become close to his son. On page 38 Dr. Sonkin own admission was that he never told his wife, or anyone else for that matter that he was abused sexually by his uncle. In Dr. Sonkin's stupidity he permitted a sexual predator (his Uncle) to become close to his son, and of course his son was also sexually abused by the same uncle. I am surprised that Dr. Sonkins wife didn't divorce him; and I am amazed that he can look his son in the eyes. Dr. Sonkin didn't have the courage to stand up to his Uncle like a grown adult male, he didn't have the courage to tell his wife what his uncle did to him as a child, and instead he was a coward that cost his son his innocence. Hang it up Doc, how dare you try to guide other men, when you can't even guide yourself.
Touchie Feelie Sham.......2004-06-22
Typical California feel good self-help schlok. Blaming the victim for not getting in touch with his feelings earlier (and of course not paying someone like Sonkin to "help"). Generally muddled pablum.
Book Description
From one of the eminent experts in the field, an easy-to-follow guide to urological problems for both men and women. The agonizing discomfort of bladder difficulties, prostate problems, and urinary-tract infections torment and embarrass millions of men and women worldwide. Offering vital information on such conditions as incontinence, prostate cancer, intercystitis, bladder cancer, and pregnancy bladder problems, Dr. Jerry Blaivas describes the telltale signs to watch for, and the best options for treating, controlling, and even obliterating these problems altogether. Conquering Bladder and Prostate Problems is a valuable tool to help readers make informed judgments and will set them on the path to a healthier and more comfortable life.
Customer Reviews:
Great down to earth resource.......2002-03-19
The book is very organized and in depth. It is written and the diagrams are very helpful to look at. I thought the book has great merit to anyone who suffers from incontinence, interstitial cytstitis and prostate problem. I highly recommend this book to read before embarking on treatment and surgery.
This is by far the most informative book I have ever read.......1998-09-09
Blaivas does something here that no other urologist has ever done. He has written a book that answers any and every question, but he has written it in a way that is easy to understand. He even intertwines humor, so rare in a informational medical book. His compassion, understanding, and extensive knowledge far surpassed my expectations. If you have even thought about buying this book, then do it. It will help.
Sincerely, Matthew Wilkin
Book Description
In his earlier book Male Menopause, Jed Diamond exposed the worldwide reality that the often-joked-about phenomenon of "male menopause" is indeed a medical, psychological and emotional fact of life for millions of men. Diamond's new book offers guidance to and tells the stories of those perhaps as affected by male menopause as men--women.
Surviving Male Menopause examines the most current medical happenings, then focuses more strongly on the emotional, personal side of this life passage. Its effect on relationships and on the individuals involved is unmistakable. Through the recently rising voices of the men and women experiencing this change, Diamond seeks to show women and men how they can emerge on the other side happy, healthy and fulfilled.
Customer Reviews:
A book that finally pulled together what I was feeling..........2001-06-27
I had gone through 6-8 books about this change of life that men have reported to experience and that I was struggling with. This book spoke to me after the first 20 pages....finally, someone had written and was describing what I was feeling. Unlike some men, I enjoy my career and I am not cheating on my wife. But, something had changed and I was left quite confused. After reading this book, I got checked and found my testosterone level was low. Supplementation with testosterone had significantly improved my energy and I feel the best I have felt in several years.
This book describes well my experiences with the male menopause. While it is lacking regarding what to do once you recognize it, it is a great start. There is not much in the medical literature regarding this phenomenon; therefore, I cannot fault Mr. Diamond regarding this deficiency.
Well worth the money...I am trying to get my wife to read it!
Save your marriage, read this book.......2000-11-28
I finished Surviving Male Menopause yesterday and gave it to my husband last night with many personal notes in margins and a letter from my heart....we talked briefly and I asked him to find at least 20 minutes a day to start...to be open minded and to let me know what he thinks and feels as he "reads" it, not just "skims" it....that we have been too good for too long to let misunderstandings of biological, psychological and social factors trip us up. I believe this book can help save our marriage
Read it!.......2000-11-18
If you have a 40 year old man in your life read this book and Male Menopause. It will help you to understand what men are going through. Great Book!
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