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Trapped in the Mirror

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Author: Elan Golomb
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Category: Book

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Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.8

ISBN: 0688140718
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8585
EAN: 9780688140717
ASIN: 0688140718

Publication Date: March 28, 1995
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Enlightening and Disturbing June 11, 2008
I got this book on the recommendation of a friend and am not disappointed. Just depressed. Well, not exactly, and I haven't finished it yet, in spite of reading until 4:30 AM last night. It's quite descriptive of the narcissist's character and his/her effect on his/her children. I've been assured that I will be given tools in the book to work with these issues and am looking forward to finishing it. I feel confident rating it at this point because I find it so compelling and enlightening.

5 out of 5 stars

Rich, indepth study of narcisssism March 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have been searching for some time to find a readable book on this subject and how to understand how living with a narcisstic parent has affected my life. This is the book! Golomb takes a psychoanalytic approach that is very helpful in understanding the development of this personality disorder and how it affects others. As a child of a narcissist, it was painful to read but helpful in understanding how this has affected my life and relationships. A clearer understanding has allowed for personal transformation to occur.

4 out of 5 stars

Snapshots of Reflections March 6, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Some of the common criticisms I've read about this book are its lack of practical advice and somewhat personal focus. To compare it to more recent books on narcissism and deride its shortcomings is somewhat unfair, as there is an immense amount of useful information and observation here. It was the first book on narcissism/NPD that I read, and many of the statements in the book hit home with an unusual degree of emotional impact. The case descriptions are extremely useful - a person probably won't find an exact reflection of themselves in there, but the various aspects that do seem relevant can be combined into some startling insights about the self, and the motivations and mechanisms that one might normally think are otherwise "conscious", or "just the way I am".br /br /Sometimes "just the way we are" is how we have been made, not how we REALLY are. br /br /Golomb also combines the information provided with her own personal struggle to overcome the effects of narcissistic wounding. This is going to be something that not every reader will like. Some will like the emotional honesty and think it relevant; others will find it distracting and too subjective. To each their own. Each time I have read the book, I did notice my attention wandering more after the half-way mark. Perhaps the latter sections of the book could be more tightly edited, but I don't feel this detracts from the first half, which is really good.br /In any case, it's not the sort of book that you should read all in one sitting, and it helps to keep close attention on your own reactions to some of the words as they are read. Skim reading certainly doesn't encourage the sort of introspection needed to really benefit from a book like this!br /br /I don't know if I would recommend this as THE book about narcissism/NPD, but it certainly should be on the reading list of anybody with more than a passing interest in the topic. You might be surprised at what you find "Trapped in the Mirror"!

2 out of 5 stars

Lots of "stories" but not much to glean from them February 18, 2008
br /I found this book to be very disappointing. While there were some informative bits here and there, too much of the book was filled with stories... "stories" about people that are narcissists or who have someone in their life that is. And through all the stories, I didn't feel there was anything to learn. After reading 1/3 of the book, I flipped through the rest, looking for any nuggets, and found very few... certainly not enough to read the book completely from beginning to end.

5 out of 5 stars

Well Worth Reading! December 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book is one that really gets to the heart of the problems and difficulties children of narcissists face. Several examples of the effects of parental narcissism, though painful to read, really illustrate just how the child's identity and self worth are crushed. This in turn can lead to the continuation of these unhealthy patterns from one generation to the next. The author shows how to begin the process of healing and how to break the patterns. As our society seems to be one of rampant narcissism, this book is tremendously helpful for almost anyone , as most people will have experienced some degree of narcissistic parenting. If you are working towards healing yourself, I highly recommend this book.

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