Shame and Attachment Loss
The Practical Work of Reparative Therapy

excellent book, definitely needed for those struggling with unwanted homosexual desires. This book was one of the key factors for myself in overcoming it. It is a book intended for men. If a woman has reviewed this book you can clearly disregard it, as the book would not pertain to woman at all. Man......more

This book captures reality for many people who are now a "systematically ignored group, the non-gay homosexual ... same-sex attracted men whose deeply held values and sense of self prevent them from embracing a gay identity. (p. 119)" An important counterbalance to the current push to make this ther......more

Dr. Nicolosi's book is very helpful in describing the feelings and mechanisms behind homosexual compulsion. Having actually read the book, unlike most if not all the suspiciously-similar 1-star reviewers, and also being homosexual, I can say that his theory makes sense. It is most certainly not the......more

I have a mixed response to this book. On the one hand, as a confessing Christian I share Dr. Nicolosi's belief that homosexuality is one (among many, in my view) of the ways that we have perverted God's gift of sexuality to destructive ends. From that perspective, I respect his courage in taking an......more

For a glimpse into our zeitgeist, into spirit of our modern American age, the below quote from “The Best of Joseph Nicolosi” will lead off this review of "Shame and Attachment Loss." It’s a quote from an interview between Dennis Prager, a conservative talk-show host, and Camille Paglia, a feminist a......more