Healing the Shame That Binds You

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This classic book, written 17 years ago but still selling more than 13,000 copies every year, has been completely updated and expanded by the author.

"I used to drink," writes John Bradshaw,"to solve the problems caused by drinking. The more I drank to relieve my shame-based loneliness and hurt, the more I felt ashamed."

Shame is the motivator behind our toxic behaviors: the compulsion, co-dependency, addiction and drive to superachieve that breaks down the family and destroys personal lives. This book has helped millions identify their personal shame, understand the underlying reasons for it, address these root causes and release themselves from the shame that binds them to their past failures.

What Customers Say About Healing the Shame That Binds You:

Very good condition for the money and very pleased. I bought these for my sons for christmas. These are great books. I used them a long time ago, and they helped me a lot.

IT'S YOUR RIGHT TO BE.*** ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE EVER READ ON WHO/WHY/WHAT SHAME COMES FROM, ALL THE WAYS IT IS DISGUISED iN OUR DAILY RELATIONSHIPS, AND HOW YOU CAN REFUSE TO ACCEPT OTHER PEOPLE'S SHAME SO YOU CAN BEGIN TO BUILD YOUR SELF ACCEPTANCE. ***YOU LEARN THAT IT'S YOUR EXTRAORDINARY PRIVILEGE IN LIFE TO BE YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF.

Nearly all my emotions were/are shame-bound so I have always hesitated to express emotions because shame usually came with them. I am about 80 pages into the book and want to share that this book has been a big help to me so far. One good thing about the book is it gives examples that I have been able to identify with and it is allows me to do some individual work outside of counseling sessions.Good luck and hope that this helps. I plan to update my review as I progress thru the book but I would recommend it for anyone who is trying to deal with shame. Working with my counselor, I realized that shame was the primary emotion that was woven thru and influencing my life. Bradshaw describes a concept he calls shame-binding of emotions and I realized that this is one of the effects I suffer from and am working thru.

That someone who knows everything about you and still loves you can heal you with love (as Mr. This book is a classic. Doug BeyLoving an Adult Child of an Alcoholic Bradshaw notes in his dedication to his wife)Great book. The two points that I related to the most were:1. That 12 step programs convert shame to guilt and then work through the guilt.2.

But it will help you understand "why" some things are the way they are and help you formulate a plan on dealing with it.It didn't happen over night for me, it took a few years of hard work, but today I'm a very different person who can look himself in the mirror without being ashamed. A psychologist friend gave me this book to read and, when I finally and reluctantly did, I couldn't put it down.No book alone is going to solve your problems, only you can do that. This book helped me create a road map that I was able to follow. Quite simply this book saved my life. No, I wasn't an addict nor in a 12-step program, but I was in a spiral of which I couldn't pull out.