Prisoners of Childhood

The Drama of the Gifted Child and the Search for the True Self

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Prisoners of Childhood

The Drama of the Gifted Child and the Search for the True Self

  • 3.6 (7 ratings) ·
  • 115 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 13 Have read

Examines the cyclical patterns of parental exploitation and the resulting loss of self-esteem in their children.

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English
Pages
128

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Cover of: The Drama of the Gifted Child
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
2021, Basic Books
in English - Third edition
Cover of: The drama of the gifted child
The drama of the gifted child: the search for the true self
2007, BasicBooks
in English - Completely rev. and updated / with a new afterword by the author.
Cover of: The drama of the gifted child
The drama of the gifted child: the search for the true self
1997, BasicBooks
in English - Completely rev. & updated / with a new afterword by the author.
Cover of: Prisoners of Childhood
Prisoners of Childhood: The Drama of the Gifted Child and the Search for the True Self
May 1996, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
Cover of: The drama of the gifted child
The drama of the gifted child: the search for the true self
1994, BasicBooks
in English - Completely rev. and updated / with a new introduction by the author.
Cover of: The drama of the gifted child
The drama of the gifted child
1990, BasicBooks, Basic Books
in English
Cover of: Prisoners of childhood
Cover of: The drama of the gifted child
The drama of the gifted child
1986, Basic Books
in English
Cover of: The drama of the gifted child
The drama of the gifted child
1981, Basic Books
in English
Cover of: Prisoners of childhood
Prisoners of childhood
1981, Basic Books
in English
Cover of: The drama of the gifted child
The drama of the gifted child
1981, Basic Books
in English
Cover of: The drama of the gifted child
The drama of the gifted child
Publish date unknown, Basic Books
in English
Cover of: The Drama of the Gifted Child
The Drama of the Gifted Child
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First Sentence

"EXPERIENCE has taught us that we have only one enduring weapon in our struggle against mental illness: the emotional discovery and emotional acceptance of the truth in the individual and unique history of our childhood."

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Open Library
OL7593872M
Internet Archive
prisonersofchild00mill
ISBN 10
0465062873
ISBN 13
9780465062874
Library Thing
25890
Goodreads
291135

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