💔 Attachment Trauma

Books that illuminate how early relational wounds shape our adult lives, offering both the language to understand insecure attachment and pathways toward healing.

I Hate You--Don't Leave Me

by Jerold J. Kreisman • 1989

Loving you at noon, seeing a villain by dinner: the disorder behind the whiplash.

3.79

16k+

🧠 Personality Disorders 🌪️ Borderline Personality 🎢 Emotional Dysregulation ⚫️⚪️ Cognitive Distortions 🛠️ Dialectical Behavior Therapy

I Hate You--Don't Leave Me

Loving you at noon, seeing a villain by dinner: the disorder behind the whiplash.

by Jerold J. Kreisman 1989

3.79

16k+ ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 🌪️ Borderline Personality 🎢 Emotional Dysregulation ⚫️⚪️ Cognitive Distortions 🛠️ Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Polysecure

by Jessica Fern • 2020

Nonmonogamy exposes attachment wounds. A framework for feeling secure with multiple partners.

4.35

16k+

🧠 Attachment Theory 🔗 Nonmonogamy 🔒 Secure Attachment 🤗 Self-Compassion 💫 Intimacy And Autonomy

Polysecure

Nonmonogamy exposes attachment wounds. A framework for feeling secure with multiple partners.

by Jessica Fern 2020

4.35

16k+ ratings

🧠 Attachment Theory 🔗 Nonmonogamy 🔒 Secure Attachment 🤗 Self-Compassion 💫 Intimacy And Autonomy

The Emotional Incest Syndrome

by Patricia Love • 1990

Some parents lean on a child for emotional support. The adult damage, and the roadmap to repair.

4.20

547

🕸️ Emotional Enmeshment 🔄 Role Reversal 🏠 Family Systems 🧱 Boundary Setting 🩹 Trauma Recovery

The Emotional Incest Syndrome

Some parents lean on a child for emotional support. The adult damage, and the roadmap to repair.

by Patricia Love 1990

4.20

547 ratings

🕸️ Emotional Enmeshment 🔄 Role Reversal 🏠 Family Systems 🧱 Boundary Setting 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Buddha & the Borderline

by Kiera Van Gelder • 2010

BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.

4.11

5k+

🧠 Bpd Recovery 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🧰 Dbt Skills 🔪 Self-Destructive Behavior 🧘 Buddhist Recovery

Buddha & the Borderline

BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.

by Kiera Van Gelder 2010

4.11

5k+ ratings

🧠 Bpd Recovery 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🧰 Dbt Skills 🔪 Self-Destructive Behavior 🧘 Buddhist Recovery

Reaching Through Resistance

by Allan Abbass • 2015

Symptoms are defenses against buried rage, guilt, and grief. The method to break through.

4.38

🧠 Psychodynamic Therapy 🧍 Somatic Experiencing 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🚪 Therapeutic Resistance 🔄 Transference And Countertransference

Reaching Through Resistance

Symptoms are defenses against buried rage, guilt, and grief. The method to break through.

by Allan Abbass 2015

4.38

85 ratings

🧠 Psychodynamic Therapy 🧍 Somatic Experiencing 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🚪 Therapeutic Resistance 🔄 Transference And Countertransference

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