Children of the Self-Absorbed
by Nina W. Brown
Growing up with a narcissistic parent: the effects, the types, and strategies for protecting yourself as an adult, building boundaries and reducing their power over your emotions. Clear and practical.
Read it if…
you have a self-absorbed parent and want to stop being hurt.
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Skip it if…
you want to change the parent; the book says you cannot.
Try instead: Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents →
Three things you will actually use
- You will not change them; change your exposure.
- Emotional insulation is a skill.
- Grieve the parent you did not have.
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Read the chapter on the parent's types and identify yours.
Our verdict
A self-absorbed parent, managed.
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