Exercise 91

Ranking My Perpetrators

Ranking your perpetrator may seem like an odd thing to do, after all, any abuse, no matter what kind, should not ever be experienced by anybody. I know this as well as anyone. And in ranking, you are not trying to minimize in any way the pain each perpetrator has inflicted in your life.

In the next exercise, you will need to list the perpetrators that you have ranked as less severe than others so as to work up to the major trauma that will require a lot from you as an injured person. In practicing with these in a ranked order, you will be stronger and know the process and what to expect a lot better as you move into the higher ranked trauma events.

Rank your perpetrators, starting with #1 as the least offending to the most severe as the highest numbered abuse.

1. D./ Brother
2. H./ Grandmother
3. J./ Grandfather
4. D./ Father
5. B./ Uncle
6. B./ Cousin
7. D./ Sister
8. J./ Mother