as small as a world and as large as alone

1:40pm July 29, 2014

saccharinesylph:

toxius:

wwretched:

ignis-aeternus:

goldenphoenixgirl:

imakesensejournal:

Reading this now.  My therapist recommended it & it is a very helpful, quick read.  It helps with those of us who have issues with parental guilt & manipulation.  It’s purpose is to help you regain your self worth & develop new ways to interact.

One of the best books I’ve ever read. It literally changed my life.

Anyone who thinks they may have been abused in any way by a parent or caregiver should read this book. 

please share.

I wish there were a way to download this book. I want it, but I don’t want my parents to find it. :/

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rgub6nm3y4z5x0l/TOXIC%20PARENTS.pdf

Passing this along for people who need it!

That dropbox link doesn’t work for me, but this one does:

http://www.feminish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/TOXIC-PARENTS.pdf

Not sure I agree with everything in the book, but it might be useful to some people.  (I’m still reading it.  I’m not huge into some of the therapy stuff, but it makes some good points, too.)

One warning, by the way:  The book sometimes seems to make it sound like parents with chronic illnesses or mental illnesses are somehow abandoning their children or “forcing their children to be adults/caretakers” just by being sick.  So… if you’re disabled, be aware of that before reading.  I’ve heard that line a lot before, I didn’t know it probably was popularized in this book.

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