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This book opened my eyes to my past and why I have symptoms of abuse that I couldn't pinpoint prior to reading the book. My dad and mom had never raised their voices to me or even spanked me, and they had never beat me. Yet, I felt like an abuse victim. My dad was emotionally needy and got his needs met by keeping me by his side rather than turn to another adult. I realized that not only was my childhood stolen but my dad invaded my spirit. I couldn't be me. I was to be his comforter at all times, with no questions asked. My best friend was dad. And this was the abuse that denied me of developing into a well-rounded individual. I have now given my testimony before 50 other people and hopefully they too can understand what Dr. Patricia Love explained with the strong term "emotional encest", a problem that is so subtle that it can look like a loving situation between a troubled parent and a caring child. It is rather a troubled adult with a child in bondage. (I was only two when it started!!) Not fair to either me or dad, denying both of us recovery. But, I have read this book (at fifty-two their is a break through, an understanding. Thank you, Dr. Love.)Read full review
Wonderful book, but very hard emotionally to read. I bought this book in my early 20's when I realized I had no boundaries in my life due to the problems in my relationship with my Mother. It led me down a hard road of discovery and ownership. I ended up in my 40's buying the book for my Brother as he had married a woman very like our mother and she was repeating the same cycles of abuse with his son. It is a wonderful book but you should only read it if you are willing to heal yourself and own your own mistakes as well. It is the only book that has ever given me that..aha..moment.
i love it, i bought it because i have family who treat me like crap and i needed to read up on how to deal with it when i can't get through to them verbally. my family is so hell bent on being bullies and childish they can't see that treating me like an incompetent adult is so wrong. they have treated me like a retard my entire life and i'm not a retard at all. they deny me the right to think and speak for myself when i know what'sbest for my life and they screw everything up that i try to do for myself as if i'm incapable of doing anything on my own like weight loss. they don't want to listen to me when i have requests or needs of my own. they are selfish immature bullies , my parents and my sisters. i am a very insightful person who sees things as they truly are and my family is in major denial that they have a problem.Read full review
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