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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 616.8582239 EAN: 9780393060652 ISBN: 0393060659 Label: W. W. Norton & Company Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 214 Publication Date: May 02, 2005 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Studio: W. W. Norton & Company Related Items:
Editorial Review: Book Description: Never before has Alice Miller examined so persuasively how parental cruelty leads to long-term physical illness. World-renowned psychoanalyst Alice Miller has devoted a lifetime to studying how the cruelties inflicted on us as children cripple us as adults. In this new work, Miller goes further, investigating the long-range consequences of childhood abuse on the body—be it cancer, stroke, or other debilitating illnesses. Using the experiences of her patients along with the biographical stories of literary giants such as Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka, and Marcel Proust, Miller shows how a child's humiliation, impotence, and bottled rage will manifest itself as adult illness. Never one to shy away from controversy, Miller urges society as a whole to jettison its belief in the Fourth Commandment and not to extend forgiveness to parents whose tyrannical child-rearing methods have resulted in unhappy, and often ruined, adult lives. This is an empowering work that enables readers to come to terms with their repressed emotions and break the cycle of violence. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Uncovering hidden trauma'sAlice Miller has a point when she says that with the 4th commandment in the Bible, parents have the approval to dominate over their children and demand honor and respect. Many children have suffered at the hands of their parents and have been hurt, confused and scarred for life. Not knowing how to put an end to the verbal and physical abuse, kids end up with trauma's and psychological problems. However, there is a need to distinguish between a loving parent and a 'licensed abusive parent'. ... Read More Rating:  - it makes senseThis book helps me make sense of the illnesses stalking me and my family. Rating: - This book changed my lifeAfter coasting through the past ten years in a fog of depression and unfulfilling relationships, I started seeing a counselor who recommended this book to me. I'm not exaggerating when I say it changed my life. Alice Miller argues that as children, we are often instructed to "honor" our parents and win their love by suppressing our genuine feelings - especially the hurt and anger we naturally feel in response to abuse. Society reinforces this belief by idealizing parents and discouraging us from telling ... Read More Rating: - looking in a mirrorif you are not sure where some of your very icky behavior comes from, this book is a must Rating:  - Should Have Been a 20-Page Undergraduate Paper I bought this book based on its 5-star rating and feel I wasted my money. That's how I REALLY feel, authentically. I have read other works positing a connection between physical symptoms/illnesses and life trauma; the idea is not unique or new. Alice Miller is fixated on the idea that the Fouth Commandment (honor thy parents) has poisoned lives and ruined society and restates this theory every page or two. This notion is so compelling to her that she actually went to the Vatican to complain. Ms. ... Read More 
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