Supporting a traumatized loved one is an incredibly difficult, exhausting, and infuriating role. The traumatized person is so focused on their own enormous neediness that they will not be able to recognize or comprehend how difficult the road is for you, the supporting person. AbuseConsultants.com encourages you to go to outside sources and get as much support and understanding for yourself as possible. You will play a crucial part in the healing of your loved one, but your own healing and support are not to be ignored or downplayed in the midst of all their crises.

This section addresses the support needs of several different groups of people:

Non-offending parents
Spouses and partners
Friends
Therapists
Churches
Agencies

Each of these folks have tremendous support needs as standing beside severely abused folks can be an incredibly challenging role. Few people are prepared for the battle ahead in terms of dealing with the enormous and far-reaching effects of sexual abuse, severe trauma, and dissociative disorders. Support people often feel in over their heads pretty quickly, and have no idea where to get information to help them with their heavy load. The harder part of the job is finding enough support of their own, and dealing with the secondary PTSD symptoms that typically arise from the stress-load.

Do's & Don'ts for Singleton Friends of Multiples