The Drama of the Gifted Child
The Search for the True Self
Recommended by Dr. Gabor Maté, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #8 in Borderline Personality Disorder, Ranked #9 in Child Psychology — see more rankings.
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 provided millions of readers with an answer--and has helped them to apply it to their own lives.
Far too many of us had to learn as children to hide our own feelings, needs, and memories skillfully in order to meet our parents' expectations and win their "love." Alice Miller writes, "When I used the word 'gifted' in the title, I had in mind neither children... more
Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided millions of readers with an answer--and has helped them to apply it to their own lives.
Far too many of us had to learn as children to hide our own feelings, needs, and memories skillfully in order to meet our parents' expectations and win their "love." Alice Miller writes, "When I used the word 'gifted' in the title, I had in mind neither children... more
Reviews and Recommendations
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Dr. Gabor Maté All about the fact that stuff happens to us as children, negative things happen. Then, we adapt to those things by taking on certain defensive ways of being. And then, we live the rest of our lives from those defensive modes. (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Drama of the Gifted Child is ranked in the following categories:
- #38 in Assertiveness
- #24 in Developmental Psychology
- #46 in Healing
- #100 in PTSD
- #22 in Pathology
- #44 in Psychiatry
- #63 in Psycho
- #23 in Psychoanalysis
- #88 in Psychology
- #17 in Psychotherapy
- #81 in Recovery
- #34 in Social Anxiety
- #16 in Therapy
- #26 in Trauma
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