Blackout Girl: Tracing My Scars from Addiction and Sexual Assault; Second Edition

"Sexual assault, addiction, and other traumatic experiences can leave both physical and emotional scars. For Jennifer Storm, these scars serve as a reminder-both of the darkness she once experienced and of how far she has come. When she was first assaulted at age twelve, Jennifer turned to alcohol to dull the emotional pain. After a string of childhood traumas, she fell into crack use and self-harm. Once Jennifer finally found treatment after surviving the last of multiple suicide attempts, she discovered that it was possible to heal her shame. She could start to recover by uncovering the secrets she had kept hidden for years. This updated edition of Blackout Girl includes additional details of Jennifer's experiences, new insights on the societal changes of the past decade, and a new foreword by survivor advocate and founder of the End Rape Statute of Limitations movement, Caroline Heldman, PhD"--