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The oldest of three children in a single parent family, Alan prided himself on having never caused his mother a moment’s pain.
Robert Glover • No More Mr. Nice Guy
The narcissistic parent cannot tolerate the child’s subjectivity.
Your separateness is experienced as criticism. Your needs as attack. Your autonomy as abandonment.
So the child disavows the self.
She becomes a mirror, as Winnicott would call, a false self, constructed to... See more
instagram.comI will gently embrace him to keep him from hurting himself, until his rage loses its power. I feel the rigidity leave his body. He allows sadness to wash over him and grows stronger as he is allowed to verbalize his anger.
Rokelle Lerner • Affirmations for the Inner Child
Cut: The true story of an abandoned, abused little girl who was desperate to be part of a family
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Their kindness provides pain relief, so you also block out the abusive behaviour, largely forget it and push it to the back of your mind, focusing on the positive behaviour instead, to cope with the hurt and abuse.
Emma Rose Byham • Was It Even Abuse?: Restoring clarity after covert abuse.
feel able to express their needs and feelings, while maintaining the capacity for some independence.
Dr Julie Smith • Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?: The Sunday Times bestseller, with over 1 million copies sold
with curiosity and compassion.
