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The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Third Edition (平装)
by Alice Miller
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Narcissism, Parenting, Gifted children, Childhood abuse |
| Market price: ¥ 148.00
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¥ 128.00
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MSL Pointer Review:
An extremely brave, compelling and insightful work, this book asserts that parental expectations for children - however benign or well-meaning -inevitably suppress the child's real self, leading to the ongoing "dramatic" performance of an identity throughout the child's life.
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Publishers Weekly (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-21 00:00>
The revised edition of Miller's study of the psychology of successful people features a new introduction by the author; also available in hardcover, $20 *-01694-4
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
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Publisher (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-21 00:00>
Now revised to reflect the author's new insights on healing the hurt child in all of us, this modern classic explains why many of the most successful people are plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation - and tells how to break the cycle. |
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R. Ricsin (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-21 00:00>
Alice Miller explains how a lot of us have been affected from childhood. The book flows well and is a page turner when you see that a lot of the situations relate to you in some way. I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking to improve themselves! |
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Ken (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-21 00:00>
This book is written with very deep insight, compassion, eloquence, clarity and power. Alice Miller speaks of the vital importance for us to discover our own personal truth that puts us in touch with our true self. As Ms. Miller states it can be very painful to discover our real feelings since many of us have repressed hurt feelings from childhood trauma that we have buried and we have hid these feelings not only from our parents but from ourselves as well.
What I have learned from this remarkable book is that we hide these feelings from our parents so they will `love' us, but it's not our true self that they love since it is these hidden feelings that are the manifestations of who we really are. In its place we give our parents an image of ourselves so as to make them happy. This fulfills their needs but we hide our own since we fear that the expression of our own needs will lead to parental rejection and correspondingly to a loss of their love.
When we hide and suppress these childhood unacknowledged needs then the basis of all our future relationships will be determined by these unrequited needs and they become the unconscious motivations that drive us throughout our adult lives.
It is only by getting in touch with these lost needs that we can begin to discover those missing parts of ourselves. This is just the beginning to true "self discovery" that is, it is the beginning to discovering and becoming who we truly are so that, eventually, we can become who we are truly destined to be.
A fine book indeed.
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Aeneas (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-21 00:00>
Alice Miller highlights in this book the importance of looking into one's own history in order to understand our psychological makeup and become free of behaviors that otherwise hinders us in being ourselves. I have come to understand irrational and debilitating aspects of my own behaviors, that stemmed from childhood traumas, and seen how these can be liberated once they are experienced emotionally. It is not done over night and not by just reading this book alone.
The book is however a great encouragement and at the same time through stories and examples gives an understanding of where to look and clues to some of the behaviors that previously were simply confusing and puzzling. I wished I had read this book 19 years ago, when I first encountered therapy as it would have been an added help in understanding the process that I had started on. Another powerful book on this subject is "The Narcissistic Family".
All in all a highly recommended book, as understanding the human 'machine' is vital in order to become free, as Gurdjieff would say. |
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