Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents, by Lindsay C. Gibson
5 reviews
hann_smc's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
This book is a great starting point for learning to recognize emotionally immature behaviors in your parents (and yourself!), but it is very much a starting point. If you have been on this journey for any length of time quite a bit of it becomes redundant.
The beginning felt like it was leaning "blame all your issues on your parents, don't worry about taking accountability for anything" but later chapters did start to dive into ways to make changes in order to be more emotionally mature / attract emotionally mature people into your life which was good.
It relies heavily on anecdotes, which sometimes can be interesting, but often they were very surface level and repetitive.
Again, this book was very much for the start of the journey. If that's where I was then I do think this book would have been more eye-opening for me. As it was, I still did learn and it was able to inspire some soul searching on my part. Especially the later chapters.
The beginning felt like it was leaning "blame all your issues on your parents, don't worry about taking accountability for anything" but later chapters did start to dive into ways to make changes in order to be more emotionally mature / attract emotionally mature people into your life which was good.
It relies heavily on anecdotes, which sometimes can be interesting, but often they were very surface level and repetitive.
Again, this book was very much for the start of the journey. If that's where I was then I do think this book would have been more eye-opening for me. As it was, I still did learn and it was able to inspire some soul searching on my part. Especially the later chapters.
Minor: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse
betsygrace's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
This was a great read. If anyone has any sort of conflict with a loved one, this book can be a great guide to setting boundaries and reacting to emotionally immature people. I really liked it. Would’ve given it five stars, but it is a little slow. That said, it was still incredibly informative and enlightening for me!
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
nicklybear's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
slow-paced
5.0
This book was extremely helpful for me. It helped me understand why my parents are the way they are, why I think and act the way I do, and what a healthy relationship looks like. I am truly grateful I listened to this book (I listened to the audiobook).
5/5 = As close to perfect as possible
5/5 = As close to perfect as possible
Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
harpoon's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
this book was incredibly hard to read, but incredibly useful in coping with emotionally immature parents. 1000000% recommend for those who think their parents may be emotionally immature, no matter to what degree.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment
orchidd's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Moderate: Child abuse and Gaslighting
Minor: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
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