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The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self

Name: The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
ISBN: 0465016901

The bestselling book on childhood trauma and the enduring effects of repressed anger and pain Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has

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“Many people suffer all their lives from this oppressive feeling of guilt, the sense of not having lived up to their parents' expectations. This feeling is stronger than any intellectual insight they might have, that it is not a child's task or duty to satisfy his parents needs. No argument can overc…”

— Alice Miller, goodreads.com

Tagged: Drama, strength, Compassion, Guilt, Trauma