Witness to the Pain

About the Book

Children who grow up in homes characterized by parent on parent abuse don’t suffer from domestic abuse, they suffer because of it. I refer to these children as domestic abuse survivors by proxy, a term I coined to describe this specific population. In short, survivors by proxy experience abuse simply by virtue of being in and around abusive environments. Their symptoms mimic those experienced by the primary survivor (the spouse targeted by the abuser) even though they were not the intended target of the abuser. In addition, survivors by proxy experience symptoms specific to their role as a witness to abuse.

About the Author

Dr. Glassman holds degrees in sociology, public health and philosophy. He is outspoken about the need to prevent familial violation. He is particularly concerned about survivors by proxy. He resides in Mountainside, New Jersey with Meryl, his wife and best friend.