false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165481614m/4887.jpg 4887 14 As charming performers who skillfully reflect their parents expectations, far too many children grow into adults driven to greater and greater achievements by an underlying sense of worthlessness. Never allowed to express their true feelings, and having lost touch with their true selves, they act out their repressed feelings with episodes of depression and compulsive behavior. They in turn inflict the same legacy of repression on their own children. <P> This poignant and thought-provoking book shows how narcissistic parents form and deform the lives of their children. <I>The Drama of the Gifted Child</I> is the first step toward helping readers reclaim their lives by discovering their own needs and their own truth. 821815 1979 The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self total:630|5:218|4:248|3:121|2:31|1:12| 630 2519 918 106 4 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 18:02:32 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 18:21:16 -0700 2007
this is not the psychopop of twelve-step, i-got-in-touch-with-my-anger-today, neurosis-no-more books. "gifted" here has nothing to do with what your school counselor/teacher told was gifted or talented. rather, the...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Apr 17 21:53:35 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 21:36:39 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 21:36:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 06:38:26 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 06:48:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 06 09:03:23 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 02:06:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 07:28:52 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 10:23:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 02 22:00:50 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 22:03:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Mon May 21 06:59:21 -0700 2007 Mon May 21 07:06:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 05:57:53 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 05:20:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 31 07:57:59 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 22 07:58:15 -0800 2008
Should be required reading for every psychologist. I liked it even more when, in the third section of the book, the author used Hermann Hesse as an example! I learned something ab...more...]]> 0 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sun Nov 04 23:07:44 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 04 23:10:02 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 21:17:15 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 21:20:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 25 16:22:04 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 16:44:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Mar 06 10:36:57 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 11:01:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 11:46:24 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 11:20:00 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 11:32:21 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 09:29:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 21:18:38 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 17:10:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 08:58:05 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 08:58:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 15:35:42 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 09:18:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 11:50:54 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 19 08:04:37 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Nov 21 13:53:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 18:36:43 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 13:53:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4887