I bought this book several months ago and I have read it three times! I decided to buy it as I tried to understand what some people stay in relationships that are not healthy. Let me say it really hit home and made me understand, that in my own relationship, I was waiting for a change that was probably never going to happen. In other words, if you are stuck, it gives thought provoking reasons on why it is time to wake up and move on, or stay and keep working on the relationship you have. This can be a bond in any type of a relationship, not just a marriage. I would especially recommend this book to those readers who have been in a relationship that has been damaged by an affair or an addiction. This book helps you to realize what effect staying in this type of situation can have on your family. It also gives you options on how to deal with such relationships. The book helps empower those who need a little push to really look at their individual situation. I knew I loved the book because I had underlined so many paragraphs and turned down the edges of many pages. It reminds you to take care of you! A super book by a well known author!Read full review
This book reveals areas in our lives and relationships that we keep repeating over and over from childhood trauma. It gives exercises to identify what it was and how to change it. There’s a movie called Ground Hog Day that they keep repeating the same day over and over until they notice something is not right and then it changes the repetition. This book offers a different way to stop repeating the same types of relationships over and over.
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This is a really good book that helps you understand what the betrayal (trauma) bonds are...how they were formed & how to detach & heal. It has quizzes which are very helpful. Like the book says: "Your life is up to you. Take charge of it or somebody else will." Couldn't be more true sadly!!!
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I have bought lots of copies of this book to give to others, because it changed my life, years ago. One of those people called me three different times to thank me for the book. Definitely worth the price and the time it takes to work through it. I still carry some of the worksheets around with me, as a reminder.
I had already read this book (borrowed my supervisor's signed copy), and by the time I finished it I knew I had to have my own copy on the shelf to refer to. As a counselor, I found the insights in this book to be invaluable. It carries what we know about substance addictions several steps further and applies this wisdom to addictive-type relationships. It offers both insights and practical helps for recovery, and I've found much in it that is useful with my clients.
A rare, insightful aproach for men regarding chaotic relationships. It is a prevalent problem among men of all kinds of professions to come home to a demanding, conniving woman. These "nice guy" men, who are able to be assertive in their workplaces become wimps to these women. As a mental health counselor, I have had clients who feel as if the book described their situation perfectly.
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Ugh! This book is like a private and deeply personal therapy session. Read it and weep. Be cleansed and delivered from the insanity. It's great to read a clear explanation of such a counter-intuitive process as finding yourself unable to leave a person, situation or (religious) institution that destroys your soul.
Great resource for anyone searching to understand why. Awakening, healing, empowering.
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This is a great book for anyone trying to understand the dynamics of growing up in a dysfunctional family. To get the most benefit from it, you have to do the exercises. Even without that, the knowledge provided is well worth it.
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