This section provides information about the "recovery process" and therapy, including what promotes recovery and how to find the resources you need.
All we mean by
"recovery" is
gradual healing |
We know the word "recovery" can turn off some people. (If that includes you, sorry about that, and please don't tune out the helpful info here.) Sometimes choosing words isn't simple or easy.
All we mean by "recovery" is "gradual healing," a standard meaning found in any dictionary.
The "gradual" part is important. Recovery or healing, including overcoming addictions and other bad habits, occurs in stages. So it really can take time to heal or overcome effects of unwanted or abusive sexual experiences in childhood.
Therapy can be extremely helpful in the healing process, when a man is ready for it. Here we highlight a few key issues, like what good therapy involves and how to find a competent therapist in your area.
Finally, as you can see from the links below, because recovery and therapy are such key issues they are not only covered in this Answers section, but also in the Finding Help section.