Trapped In The Mirror: Adult Children Of Narcissists In Their Struggle For Self
by Elan Golomb /
2016 / English / PDF
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The difficulties experienced by adult children of narcissists can
manifest themselves in many ways: for example, physical
self-loathing that takes the form of overeating, anorexia, or
bulimia; a self-destructive streak that causes poor job performance
and rocky personal relationships; or a struggle with the self that
is perpetuated in the adult's interaction with his or her own
children. These dilemmas are both common and correctable, Elan
Golomb tells us. With an empathic blend of scholarship and case
studies, along with her own personal narrative of her fight for
self, Dr. Golomb plumbs the depths of this problem, revealing its
mysterious hold on the affairs of otherwise bright, aware,
motivated, and worthy people. Trapped in the Mirror explores: the
nature of the paralysis and lack of motivation so many adults feel
stress and its role in exacerbating childhood wrongs why so many of
our relationships seem to be "reruns" of the past how anger must be
acknowledged to be overcome and, most important, how even the most
traumatized self can be healed.
The difficulties experienced by adult children of narcissists can
manifest themselves in many ways: for example, physical
self-loathing that takes the form of overeating, anorexia, or
bulimia; a self-destructive streak that causes poor job performance
and rocky personal relationships; or a struggle with the self that
is perpetuated in the adult's interaction with his or her own
children. These dilemmas are both common and correctable, Elan
Golomb tells us. With an empathic blend of scholarship and case
studies, along with her own personal narrative of her fight for
self, Dr. Golomb plumbs the depths of this problem, revealing its
mysterious hold on the affairs of otherwise bright, aware,
motivated, and worthy people. Trapped in the Mirror explores: the
nature of the paralysis and lack of motivation so many adults feel
stress and its role in exacerbating childhood wrongs why so many of
our relationships seem to be "reruns" of the past how anger must be
acknowledged to be overcome and, most important, how even the most
traumatized self can be healed.