Social Comfort

Spanning over forty years of her life, Maureen had to endure not only the mental and physical abuse of a delusional father, but a mother who kept her father's brutality a secret -- hidden behind closed doors in order to save her own face in the eyes of others. Through strength and determination, she continued to overcome the obstacles of early childhood through young adulthood, only to be knocked down again by the doctors in the mental health profession with whom she sought help. Due to their inexperience, unkindness, and even intolerance, many doctors refused to believe that such cruelties could have indeed taken place. In many cases the psychiatrists would abuse and mentally torture her themselves, by trying to pressure Maureen into denying that these accusations of her family really occurred. If not for the brave assistance and help of a few individuals who were willing to step forward and intervene on her behalf, it is quite possible that Maureen would not have been able to push forward and achieve any productive results, including this book.Kingston-Koerner, Maureen is the author of 'Social Comfort', published 2004 under ISBN 9781413719000 and ISBN 1413719007.