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Children of the Self-absorbed: A Grownup's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents

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Children of the Self-absorbed: A Grownup's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents (Paperback)

by Nina W. Brown (Author)

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Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications,U.S. (23 Mar 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1572242310
ISBN-13: 978-1572242319
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 355,043 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This guide teaches the grown-up how to identify destructive patterns due to parental self-absorption, and how to deal with the results. The author offers techniques for unlearning the negative impact of childhood emotional abuse and rebuilding self-esteem.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A bit simplistic and disappointing, 5 Feb 2003

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With both my parents fitting the narcissism profile, I was eager to read this book as it was billed as being one of the best. The first two or three chapters, on how to recognise narcissistic behaviour and the reactions that narcissism tends to provoke in other people, were really excellent, but the rest of the book I found pretty disappointing.

The author has some frankly bizarre ideas about what empathy is (which is a bit worrying, considering she's supposed to be a therapist!). The "how to empathise" section tells you to pick a feeling (any feeling) that you yourself might feel in someone else's place, and then state to that person "You are feeling ...". The example she gives is that of a student asking "Should we study for the test?", and the teacher responding, "You are feeling overwhelmed and you have too much to do to study for the test". This isn't empathy, it's projection of one person's feelings onto another! Empathy is the ability to find out and respect what another person actually does feel, regardless of whether you yourself would feel that way in their place (e.g. actually asking a student whether they feel overwhelmed, not just grandly stating that this is what they feel!)

Also I found the exercises in the book a bit simplistic. This would be a good book for anyone just looking for ways to "keep the peace" with an N-parent, but for insight and healing I'd really recommend "When You And Your Mother Can't Be Friends" by Victoria Secunda instead.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, 20 Mar 2007

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I liked this book more than some others on the subject as it dealt with aspects of self-development and the future, rather than just helping to identify the problem. Before reading it, I had reached the decision that I would never see my parents again but I can now see several ways to deal with their behaviour if I meet them at family events. This can be useful if you want to continue to have a relationship with other family members who don't realise that there is a problem.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Children of the Self Absorbed, 12 Jul 2006

By	A Reader "Flo" (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews

At the age of 41 and after much self-examination I finally have answers to so many questions I have had for so many years. This book has helped me more than any other I have read to put my life into perspective and explain who I am, where I have come from and what has made me the person I am from a psychological perspective. As the daughter of a narcissistic mother I feel I finally have the insight I need to address some of the most challenging and difficult aspects of my life. In this book almost every paragraph spoke volumes to me and explained so much of my past life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. In the next edition please explain how same sex and different sex relationships between parents and children may alter the impact of the DNP.
A Reader, UK

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