Trapped in the Mirror, Elan Golomb
Trapped in the Mirror, Elan Golomb
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Trapped in the Mirror
Adult Children of Narcissists in their Struggle for Self

Author: Elan Golomb

Narrator: Angela Brazil

Unabridged: 11 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/12/2016


Synopsis

The difficulties experienced by adult children of narcissists can manifest themselves in many ways: for example, physical self-loathing that takes the form of overeating, anorexia, or bulimia; a self-destructive streak that causes poor job performance and rocky personal relationships; or a struggle with the self that is perpetuated in the adult's interaction with his or her own children. These dilemmas are both common and correctable, Elan Golomb tells us.

With an empathic blend of scholarship and case studies, along with her own personal narrative of her fight for self, Dr. Golomb plumbs the depths of this problem, revealing its mysterious hold on the affairs of otherwise bright, aware, motivated, and worthy people. Trapped in the Mirror explores:

the nature of the paralysis and lack of motivation so many adults feel
stress and its role in exacerbating childhood wrongs
why so many of our relationships seem to be "reruns" of the past
how anger must be acknowledged to be overcome
and, most important, how even the most traumatized self can be healed.

About Elan Golomb

Elan Golomb, PhD, earned her doctorate in clinical psychology and her certificate in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy from New York University. She has been in private practice in New York since 1972.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ryan

The idea that this author is in any way justified in writing a book on healing or conquering narcissism is laughable. The book is filled with countless examples of her own insanity--like the time she cracked her skull and insisted on seeing an Eastern meditative healer instead of a doctor. Of course......more

Goodreads review by Paul

I would say this is fundamentally the most painful book I've ever read as it hit me so personally about my own upbringing. The truths about the particulars that children of narcissists suffer are a daily struggle for me. What a wonderful gift that Golomb has given - even if not every idea works for......more

Goodreads review by Kj

I'm giving up on this one half way through. What I hoped would be an exploration of adult manifestations of surviving (or trying to survive) a narcissistic family system (or parent), is actually an inarticulate series of caricatures of destructive individuals that, despite the reality of their situa......more

Goodreads review by Marlene

The first half was useful. The second half started to veer off into stories that got more and more far off the beaten path. So I'm stopping at 67%. I'm glad I read this. I needed it. I learned a lot about myself. p. 28 "The narcissistic parent’s principle, “You don’t count,” means the child’s effort......more