Shattering the Silence

(This came "from R who hails from West Texas.") Sexual abuse is one of the worst torments any male can undergo. Abuse attacks us p...

I watched the second half of a TV program on sexual abuse and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Here are a few of the facts I remember: ...

"I keep trying to remember," he said. "I know something happened, but I can't remember exactly what it was." That...

"I just wanted to forget," Mal said. "But it didn't work. Even when I tried to push everything away, my memories insisted...

Until recently, I assumed self-injury or self-cutting was a female response to pain. Increasingly, however, I hear stories of young men who ...

One of the saddest telephone calls I've ever received came from Joe, an Hispanic from the Chicago area. He said he was unable to love—he...

Every person I know who was sexually assaulted struggles with control issues. Or perhaps power issues is the better term. We tend to have t...