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The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family
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Include books by the same authorDisarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed
Wendy T. Behary · 176 pages
Trapped in the Mirror: Adult Children of Narcissists in Their Struggle for Self
Elan Golomb · 271 pages
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
Karyl McBride · 265 pages
"The first book specifically for daughters suffering from the emotional abuse of selfish, self-involved mothers, Will I Ever Be Good Enough? provides the expert assistance you need in order to overcome this debilitating history and reclaim your life for yourself. Drawing on over two decades of experience as a therapist specializing in women's psychology and health, psychotherapist Dr. Karyl McBrid
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
Lundy Bancroft · 418 pages
In this groundbreaking bestseller, Lundy Bancroft—a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men—uses his knowledge about how abusers think to help women recognize when they are being controlled or devalued, and to find ways to get free of an abusive relationship. He says he loves you. So…why does he do that? You’ve asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the cha
Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up's Guide to Getting over Narcissistic Parents
Nina W. Brown · 248 pages
"Being a parent is usually all about giving of yourself to foster your child's growth and development. But what happens when this isn't the case? Some parents dismiss the needs of their children, asserting their own instead, demanding attention and reassurance from even very young children. This may especially be the case when a parent has narcissistic tendencies or narcissistic personality disord
Emotional Vampires: Dealing with People Who Drain You Dry
Albert J. Bernstein · 242 pages
The author of Dinosaur Brains offers protection from people who seek to destroy the emotional and psychological well-being of others--people with personality disorders. Like the fabled demons, these vampires: think their needs are more important than yours; believe "the rules" apply only to other people; and use their tempers in the same way terrorists use bombs. Emotional Vampires tells readers h
Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal With People Who Try to Control You
Patricia Evans · 300 pages
Mothers Who Can't Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters
Susan Forward, Donna Frazier · 304 pages
Women Who Love Too Much: When You Keep Wishing and Hoping He'll Change
Robin Norwood · 302 pages
Discusses "loving too much" as a pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors which certain women develop as a reponse to various problems in their family backgrounds.
Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them: When Loving Hurts and You Don't Know Why
Susan Forward, Joan Torres · 294 pages
Profiles of men who emotionally abuse women and the women who are attracted to them are accompanied by advice for women who want to improve or terminate misogynistic relationships while increasing their self-respect, courage, and confidence.
Psychopath Free: Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships With Narcissists, Sociopaths, & Other Toxic People
Jackson MacKenzie · 149 pages
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
Alice Miller · 118 pages
Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided thousands of readers with an answer -- and has helped them to apply it to their own lives. Far too many of us had to learn as children to hide our own feelings, needs, and memories skillfully in order to meet our parents' expectations and win their "love." Alice Mill
Healing Your Emotional Self: A Powerful Program to Help You Raise Your Self-Esteem, Quiet Your Inner Critic, and Overcome Your Shame
Beverly Engel · 272 pages
Healing Your Emotional Self "Emotionally abusive parents are indeed toxic parents, and they cause significant damage to their children's self-esteem, self-image, and body image. In this remarkable book, Beverly Engel shares her powerful Mirror Therapy program for helping adult survivors to overcome their shame and self-criticism, become more compassionate and accepting of themselves, and create
The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know
Katty Kay, Claire Shipman · 256 pages
"Working women today are better educated and more well qualified than ever before. Yet men still predominate in the corporate world. In The Confidence Code, Claire Shipman and Katty Kay argue that the key reason is confidence. Combining cutting-edge research in genetics, gender, behavior, and cognition--with examples from their own lives and those of other successful women in politics, media, and
Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength
Laurie A. Helgoe · 256 pages
The Wisdom of the Enneagram: The Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types
Don Richard Riso, Russ Hudson · 389 pages
The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves · 196 pages
Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life
Mark Goulston · 274 pages
Difficult people can make life hard, but a select few can make it hell. The boss with nonsensical demands. The spouse who explodes at nothing. The overly emotional coworker, hostile neighbor, or friend who frequently bursts into tears. Marriages, families, friendships, careers, businesses--crazy people drag them all down with their manipulation, volatility, and inability to see the world rationall
The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships
Temple Grandin, Sean Barron · 383 pages
The authors share what they have learned about social relationships over the course of years struggling with the effects of autism, identifying Ten Unwritten Rules as general guidelines for handling social situations.
The Compassionate Mind
Paul Gilbert · 513 pages
In this work, Paul Gilbert explores how our minds have developed to survive in dangerous and threatening environments by becoming sensitive and quick to react to perceived threats -- Publisher description.
Meet Your Happy Chemicals: Dopamine, Endorphin, Oxytocin, Serotonin
Loretta Graziano Breuning · 210 pages
No Bad Parts
Richard Schwartz Ph.D., Alanis Morissette · 216 pages