Trapped in the Mirror Contributor(s): Golomb, Elan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0688140718 ISBN-13: 9780688140717 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1995 Annotation: Narcissists are people who believe themselves to be the center of the universe, with the people around them merely servants. These parents view their children as only extensions of themselves, and are unable to see their children as individuals. Golomb reveals that the adult child's ultimate goal is the development of strength to free themselves from their parents. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Parenting - Parent & Adult Child - Family & Relationships | Conflict Resolution - Self-help | Emotions |
Dewey: 616.858 |
LCCN: 91007669 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.18" W x 9.16" (0.66 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher 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 adult's 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.
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Contributor Bio(s): Golomb, Elan: - Elan Golomb is a graduate of Bennington College and earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology and her certificate in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy from New York University. She has been in private practice in New York since 1972. |