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Painful Memories?
Are You Suffering from Past Childhood Abuse?
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DR. Michael Shery, clinical
psychology
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Three Oaks Rd, Ste 2A,
Cary, IL 60013
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Painful Memories? Are You Suffering
from Past Childhood Abuse?
By Dr. Mike Shery
As a psychologist and counselor in Cary, Illinois, I find that there can be up to 22 warning
signs that indicate you are suffering now from the trauma of past childhood abuse.
First, what are these signs?
1.
Exposure to serious physical, emotional or sexual mistreatment as a child
2.
Memories of parents who were physically or emotionally neglectful resulting from their chemical dependency, chronic absenteeism, over-reactive
tempers etc.
3.
Childhood characterized by chaos, frequent moves, abusive spousal partners, frequent substitute caretakers, too many step-siblings
etc.
4.
Memories of emotionally repressive parents
5.
Memories of parents or parental figures who were rigid, perfectionistic, demeaning, hypercritical, fanatically religious, substance abusers
and/or threatening
6.
Childhood memories associated with irrational fears, suppressed rage, low self-esteem, depression, identity conflicts etc.
7. The
use of maladaptive coping mechanisms such as, multiple personality states, psychogenic fugue, amnesia, trance states and/or
depersonalization
8.
Avoidance of discussion associated with the traumatic event
9.
Inability to recall important aspects of the abuse
10. Feelings of
detachment or dissociation
11. Inability to
experience a full range of emotions normally
12. Saturation with an
angry or pessimistic attitude
13. Sleep and/or dream
disturbances
14. Chronic
irritability
15. Concentration
impairment
16. Inexplicable pervasive
worry
17. Short
temper
18. Feelings of depression
or despair
19. Abuse of alcohol or
drugs
20 Transient or
fleeting suicidal thoughts
21. Chronic conflict in
relationships
22. Difficulty in
functioning normally because of free-floating anxiety
If you experience any of these symptoms, it would behoove you to seek therapy or
counseling.
But what will your counseling
accomplish? How will it benefit you?
1. It
should reduce the dysfunctional impact that the abuse has on your life.
2. You
will be able to implement effective coping skills to fulfill normal responsibilities with less discomfort and begin to participate
constructively in relationships.
3. You
will be able to remember instances of the abuse without being overwhelmed by anger and anxiety.
4. You
will be able to reduce the escape and denial behaviors prevalent in your everyday life and begin to implement constructive behaviors that
promote healing and normal living
5. You
will be able to fall asleep faster and not be awakened by disturbing dreams of instances of the abuse.
6. You
will be able to replace negative, pessimistic thinking with constructive, self-enhancing and more optimistic thinking processes.
7.
You will be able to implement anger control techniques to subdue your irritation and
anger.
8.
You will be able to eliminate any of your abuse of mind-altering substances
9. You
will be able to implement relaxation training as a coping mechanism for the tension, stress and anxiety relating to your childhood
pain.
10. You will be able to significantly reduce the resentment and futility which saturates your thinking
about the past.
11. You will start
seeing the future as hopeful and positive rather than bleak and depressing.
12. Upon repeated
re-telling about your dysfunctional past you will be able to do so increasingly with gradually reduced anxiety.
13. You will start
feeling a reduction in any of your vindictive feelings associated with the past. You will be able
to use relaxation and positive imagery to reduce any anxiety or sleep problems related to the trauma.
14. You will be able
to identify and reduce any catastrophic expectations or headaches caused by the trauma.
15. You should be
able to approach previously avoided situations with much less stress.
16. You should have
a thorough understanding of the results of abuse and be able to progressively reduce the negative impact of any relapses.
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About The Author
Dr. Mike Shery is a licensed clinical psychologist
and is affiliated with almost all health plans, including: ValueOptions, Medicare, Cigna, Cigna Behavioral Health, United Health Care, Aetna, First
Health, Healthstar, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, ComPsych, Magellan Health, HFN, Tricare, Humana, most union local
plans, most school district plans, Unicare, ChoiceCare, CAPP, Multiplan, Mental Health Network, Managed Health Network, United
Behavioral Health, PPONext, Private Health Care Systems, Humana-Military and Beech Street .
He has practiced clinical psychology for
approximately 24 years and is board certified as a specialist in professional
counseling by the International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and
Psychotherapy. He is the director of Affiliated Counseling and Referral Services and is a member of the American Counseling Association.
The office is located in Cary, IL and in select
cases phone consultations are available for those who don’t live locally> Telephone Counseling.
To make an appointment> New Patient Registrationor to learn more about the psychological services he
providescall him at 1-847-275-8236 (24 Hrs).
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