Narcissistic Mothers: How to Handle a Narcissistic Parent and Recover from CPTSD (Adult Children of Narcissists Recovery) Paperback – September 23, 2019

Many thanks to the author who created this book. Thanks to her, I got rid of the illusion, my eyes were opened, I hope I will have enough courage to gain self-confidence and change my life for the better. Thanks to her, I understand that I am not alone in the whole world and my case is not unique. Thousands of people around the world face the same problems as me and experience the same thing.

This book is wonderful. It’s nice to know you are not alone and other people have gone through similar situations. Here’s to healing !!!

This book blew.my mind! It exceeded my expectations! I just had a episode with my narcissistic mother and I wss emotionally all over the place. She accused me of stealing a cake pan that she gave me! Something simple to some, but for me it was a trigger to a loaded gun of flashbacks and the key to Pandora's box! Which is what and how I wss brought here. I was seeking help, solutions and I found it in this book! It was like the author knew me and my mother personally and studied us both and these were their findings! I want to gift this book to my mother and my siblings but..... My mother is still undiagnosed as of right now and.... My siblings were much younger than I an were at the stage where they are going along to get along seeings how they still reside with her, so like most get gave the "that's how she is mentality" and basically im overreacting! I would like counseling I'm not sure I could afford it. An I have trust issues. An all these other cptsd symptoms. So...... As of right now prayer an oil is my treatment! Thanks so much for this! I needed it! And through it all though I will say this type of mother made me reach out to HIM the one I couldn't see for rescuing no one else came but GOD! An I am a mother to one an I asked GOD to help me with her an I wasn't perfect obviously lol but I did pretty darn well! An I'm proud of that and no one not even my NM can make me second guess that! I DID THAT! She will not have to seek counseling for my parenting ways! So GOD is good! P.S. before I read this I was debating leaving and cutting ties again wether to give the cake pan back and write a letter which she would most definitely reword in her head and tell others that version or wether to keep it all together or to regret it for her Christmas present! But then GOD..... So after prayer and fasting and this book which I basically read in one day I have now decided to give it back and say nothing. Bc it doesn't support the kind of memory I want in my mind or my home! An I have learned to let those kind of things and memories go that are negative and unpleasant to my brains psyche! I will not be a prisoner in a jail of unpleasant memories! I am free! You are free! We are free! Now all we got to do is stay free! Thank you thank you and thank you!

Before I started reading this book, I read the reviews that were posted on it. Some were quite brutal, but I always like to formulate my own opinions. I spent an afternoon reading through the entire book, and I came to accept it as one person’s perspective. It’s the perspective of a survivor who also happens to be fairly knowledgeable about narcissistic mothers, so I give her some grace and appreciation for sharing her experiences and knowledge.I found a lot of the information she shared to be validating, and she even provided me with some new insights and affirmations. I think my favorite thing in the book is where she said something along the lines of “Don’t continue to set you on fire to keep others warm.” She also helped me to recognize who the enabler‘s are that are perpetuating the situation with my narcissistic mother. I kind of like that she refers to them as the “flying monkeys.“ All in all, I appreciated the book and what the author shared.

A must read if you feel that you are the adult child of a narcissist mother!

Read this in 2 hours and it really showed me more about what I had been researching before. I am a survivor of a narcissist parent and this book has opened my eyes to more realities and more ways to look at things. I am so glad I chose to pick up this book. I am referring it to all of my siblings now. We have all gotten much closer since we discovered the reality of a narcissistic parent and I am blessed we all have each other.

It is mostly a compilation of definitions. If you are starting to investigate about your issue it is a starting point. However this won't help you fight the situation nor is a book to accompany you through your therapy.If not well guided, this may start a fire of anger and hate towards the mother, and that is something the reader might not need at the moment. Read as an starter, not as a solution.

Awesome book & author, Caroline Foster! It is simple to read & leaves positive healing.