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Nos premières amours ont un impact important sur le reste de notre vie. Elles influencent notre estime de soi, la qualité de nos contacts avec les autres, notre performance au travail et notre capacité à profiter de la vie. Il importe donc de partir du bon pied. Malheureusement, à l'adolescence, on craint parfois de s'ouvrir à ses parents et on finit par s'imaginer, à tort, que certaines formes d'abus sont normales dans un couple. Grâce à ce livre, vous pouvez dès maintenant faire le point sur votre relation amoureuse actuelle.

Gaslighting and narcissism go hand in hand, as most narcissists use gaslighting as a form of abuse. Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which the abuser attempts to diffuse confusion and self-doubt in the victim’s mind. By distorting reality and forcing the victim to question their own judgment, gaslighters are typically seeking to gain control and power over the other person

There is a silent epidemic within the daughters of prison inmates. Their inescapable sense of fatherlessness often leads them to share in their fathers’ sentences, creating long-term issues in their adult lives extending from their sense of self to their relationships and their work. For those ready to be freed from their internal cell blocks, it’s time to grab the key that lies within and unlock the doors to your future. This book will show you how one decision—the decision to change your mind—has the unlocking power to not only free you but to change your life.

Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental condition in which those affected have a deep need for excessive admiration and attention, a lack of empathy for others, an inflated sense of their own importance, and troubled relationships. A narcissistic parent will try to prioritize their needs over everyone else’s. It is difficult to deal with a narcissist because not only do they have a lack of empathy, but they also have a deep tendency to push back with defensiveness, anger, and criticism. This book has something for everyone who has had to deal with a toxic, narcissistic ex.

Detrás de muchos príncipes se esconden lobos feroces. Blancanieves se lanzó en brazos de un amor que creyó perfecto y que la acabó anulando; la Bella Durmiente cayó en un sueño forzado y, cuando despertó, había sufrido una violación; a Ariel le arrancaron una parte de su cuerpo bajo el pretexto de alcanzar la pureza; Caperucita fue a las fiestas de San Fermín y fue violada por cinco lobos, la Manada de Pamplona. Todos ellos son testimonios reales.

My name is Alan Markham, and this all happened a while ago, but the memories don’t go away. Looking back, I can see that our lives had been carried along like a rudderless ship in a storm. The life we had is gone. It sank beneath the ocean waves, and I was powerless to prevent that. I’m controlling my problem, but I’m under no illusions. I could come apart at the seams any time, should I pick up a drink.

There are millions of homeless children in America today and in A Place Called Home, award-winning child welfare advocate David Ambroz writes about growing up homeless in New York for eleven years and his subsequent years in foster care, offering a window into what so many kids living in poverty experience every day.

Joe Trohman cofounded Fall Out Boy with Pete Wentz in the early aughts, and he’s been the sticky element of the metaphorical glue-like substance holding the band together ever since, over the course of a couple decades that have included massive success, occasional backlashes, and one infamous four-year hiatus. From the guitarist’s very first glimpses of their popular ascension, to working with his heroes like Anthrax’s Scott Ian, to writing for television with comedian Brian Posehn, Trohman takes listeners backstage, into the studio, and onto his couch.

To Suffer, to Endure, to Survive tells the story of how a young girl endured abuse. The only thing she wanted was the unconditional love her mother gave to her siblings. What she received instead was constant beatings and cruel insults. Linda pushed through, from adolescence to adulthood, attempting to win her mother's love. Along the way, she experienced heartache from the men in her life that she trusted to protect and love her. Through it all, Linda survived and became a loving mother, grandmother, and wife, despite fighting battles that would have broken the best of us.

The official diagnostic definition of narcissism describes an individual with impairments to self-direction, intimacy, identity, and empathy. It also says that a narcissist is dependent on others for self-esteem and validation and has a grandiose sense of self. In Narcissistic Relationships: Strategies to Emotionally Detach, Steps to End the Relationship, and Coping Mechanisms to Help You Stay Away, we are going to start by looking at nine specific signs that you are in a relationship with a narcissist and conclude by looking at resources for online therapy, among other things.

Do you feel like you are living a lie? Do you always feel at fault? Do you doubt every move you make? Are relationships like war zones in your life? Do you attract toxic situations? Do you shrink inside your uncomfortable skin? These are some of the many valid emotions that arise from dysfunctional interaction with a narcissistic carer. Being born to a narcissistic mother can be one of the most destructive scenarios to face, and some daughters never find peace, not even after the death of their mother. This book addresses the realities of maternal narcissistic victimization.

Everyone knows the story of Jerry Sandusky, the serial pedophile, the Monster. But what if that story is wrong? What if the former Penn State football coach and founder of the Second Mile is an innocent man convicted in the midst of a moral panic fed by the sensationalistic media, police trawling, and memory-warping psychotherapy? The Most Hated Man in America unfolds like a true-crime psychological thriller and is required listening for everyone, from criminologists to sports fans.

For any parent of estranged adult children, reconciling may be a solo sport. Even when reconciliations do occur, their success requires wisdom and strength. That's why it's so important to empower yourself, make positive changes, and reclaim your life, even while waiting and continuing to reach out (if you choose to). Beyond Done with the Crying: More Answers and Advice for Parents of Estranged Adult Children is filled with information and solutions to the complex, real-life problems that plague parents of estranged adult children and their families.

Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which the abuser attempts to diffuse confusion and self-doubt in their victim’s mind. By distorting reality and forcing the victim to question their own judgment, gaslighters are typically seeking to gain control and power over the other person. The whole purpose of gaslighting is to convince you that you are unable to trust your instincts, or even your thoughts, and therefore, cause you to question your entire reality.

Gary Lee Price's memoir proves that even amid tragedy and terror, choices upon choices shape our destinies. A greater call resides within each of us. The only question...will we answer it? Written with New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Bridget Cook-Burch, this unforgettable story reveals how remarkably the past shapes the present but does not have to dictate the future of any life...or that of the planet.

Every family is a secret society. Forget the Freemasons, forget the OTO, and forget the Illuminati. This applies to some families more than others, but no family is an exception. My family is both typical and exemplary. For your paranoia trip, look no further than your own household. Think about all the secrets you keep—every deep, dark one and every shallow, vain one, and all in between. Stop assuming everyone else doesn’t have the same amount of secrets or more. They are all constantly lying about, omitting, and distorting information.

Is someone else's problem your problem? If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to a loved one’s self-destructive behavior, you may be codependent—and you may find yourself in this book. With personal reflections, exercises, and instructive stories drawn from Beattie’s own life and the lives of those she’s counseled, Codependent No More helps you break old patterns and maintain healthy boundaries, and offers a clear and achievable path to healing, hope, freedom, and happiness.

Growing up, Lisa Nikolidakis tried to make sense of her childhood, which was scarred by abuse, violence, and psychological terrors so extreme that her relationship with her father was cleaved beyond repair. Having finally been able to leave that relationship behind, surviving meant forgetting. For years, “I’m fine” was a lie Nikolidakis repeated. Then, on her twenty-seventh birthday, Nikolidakis’s father murdered his girlfriend and her daughter, and turned the gun on himself.

Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass. Their older half-sister Ashleigh has accused their father of rape, and the two young sisters have been removed from home to keep them safe. Cathy tries to comfort the girls, but they are inconsolable. They just want their mummy and daddy, who they love dearly. The girls appear to have been well looked after, but as they settle and start to talk of life at home, it becomes clear something is badly wrong.

In the years just before the Santa Clara Valley morphed into Silicon Valley, it was a sleepy agricultural basin dotted with cherry orchards. Carol Sveilich’s youth in San Jose was a combo platter of glass walls, cool music, useless gadgets, groovy neighbors, and worry. And, oh yes—sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. In Reflections from a Glass House, the indelible memories of fumbling through school and the passage through adolescence near the “City of Love” are masterfully awash with comedic prose, amusing storytelling, and gut-wrenching recollections.