Velvet Rage Overcoming the Pain of Growing up Gay in a Straight Man's World

Name: Velvet Rage Overcoming the Pain of Growing up Gay in a Straight Man's World
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ISBN: 9780738215679

ISBN-10: 0738215678

ISBN-13: 9780738215679

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Alan Downs

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Today’s gay man enjoys unprecedented, hard-won social acceptance. Despite this victory, however, serious problems still exist. Substance abuse, depression, suicide, and sex addiction among gay men are at an all-time high, causing many to ask, “Are we really better off?” Drawing on contemporary research, psychologist Alan Downs’s own struggle with shame and anger, and stories from his patients,The Velvet Ragepassionately describes the stages of a gay man’s journey out of shame and offers practical and inspired strategies to stop the cycle of avoidance and self-defeating behavior. Updated to reflect the effects of the many recent social, cultural, and political changes, The Velvet Rage is an…

Book details

List price: $25.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 6/5/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.27" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

Alan Downs, Ph.D., is a psychologist and the author of four previous titles on psychology and business. He has a private therapy and consulting practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico.



Preface to the 2012 Edition


Introduction


The Roots of Rage



The Little Boy with the Big Secret



Ugly Truths & High-Fashion Dreams



Out&Raging



Overwhelmed by Shame



Drowning



Bewitched, Betrayed



The Real Me: A Crisis of Identity



Compensating for Shame



Paying the Piper



Stuck in Shame: The Vicious Cycle



In the Mood for a Man



What's It All About? A Crisis of Meaning



Cultivating Authenticity



Mighty Real



Healing Relationship Trauma



The Road to Contentment



Skills for Living an Authentic Life


Epilogue: This Peter Pan Grows Up


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index