Description

In this compelling book, Elan Golomb identifies the crux of the emotional and psychological problems of millions of adults. Simply put, the children of narcissist offspring of parents whose interest always towered above the most basic needs of their sons and daughters share a common belief: They believe they do not have the right to exist.

The difficulties experienced by adult children of narcissists can manifest themselves in many ways: for examples, physical self-loathing that takes 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 adults interaction with his or her own children. These dilemmas are both common and correctable, Dr. 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 do many of our relationships seem to be reruns of the past

how ones body image can be formed by faulty parenting

how anger must be acknowledge to be overcome

and, most important, how even the most traumatized self can be healed.

Rooted in a profoundly humanist traditional approach, and suffused with the benefit of the latest knowledge about intrafamily relationships, Trapped in the Mirror offers more than the average self-help book; it is truly the first self-heal book for millions.

Author: Elan Golomb
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 03/28/1995
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.16h x 6.18w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780688140717
Language: English