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The bestselling book on childhood trauma explores how repressed anger and pain shape adult lives. Alice Miller examines why many successful people feel empty and alienated, attributing it to early conditioning that forced children to hide feelings, needs, and memories to please parents. She clarifies that the term "gifted" refers not to academic achievement but to the ability to adapt—and survive—despite cruelty by becoming numb. The book encourages readers to move beyond survival, rediscovering their crucial needs and personal truth to reclaim a fuller life.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Psychology/General Psychology
Authors: Alice Miller
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