The Drama of the Gifted ChildRecommendations
About the book
The bestselling book on childhood trauma and the enduring effects of repressed anger and pain.
Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided millions of readers with an answer--and has helped them to apply it to their own lives.
Far too many of us had to learn as children to hide our own feelings, needs, and memories skillfully in order to meet our parents' expectations and win their "love." Alice Miller writes, "When I used the word 'gifted' in the title, I had in mind neither children who receive high grades in school nor children talented in a special way. I simply meant all of us who have survived an abusive childhood thanks to an ability to adapt even to unspeakable cruelty by becoming numb.... Without this 'gift' offered us by nature, we would not have survived." But merely surviving is not enough. The Drama of the Gifted Child helps us to reclaim our life by discovering our own crucial needs and our own truth.
People recommending The Drama of the Gifted Child
What readers say about ‘The Drama of the Gifted Child’
Dr. Gabor Maté on The Drama of the Gifted Child
“"All about the fact that stuff happens to us as children, negative things happen. Then, we adapt to those things by taking on certain defensive ways of being."”
Josh Waitzkin on The Drama of the Gifted Child
“Josh Waitzkin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.”
Whitney Cummings on The Drama of the Gifted Child
“"If you’re a creative person, if you have any kind of anxiety or discomfort, just read it."”
