Is there any book that'll help me deal with my insecurities?
Is there any book that'll help me deal with my insecurities?
the bible
a therapist
Can't afford, user.
I can be your therapist, tell me about your mother user
She abused me physically and mentally.
Ah see there's where your trauma came from, glad we could clear that up quickly
My father was an alcoholic. So what do I do now?
The solution is clear, you need to kill your father and fuck your mother
Eh, I thought you are going to recommend something.
Anyone? Please? I could use a little help.
Ok if that ones not good enough you need reconcile your perspective of your mother between her two primary roles as an (abusive) organising force and a source of affection and empathy and in turn you need to be able to see yourself in your father despite your differences
Why don't provide him with a quick example of how one could go about it? Lurking & interested
Albert Ellis: goodreads.com
The simplest way is communication, the subject is torn between different narratives, there is the prescribed cultural narrative of an ideal parental relationships he can't invest in, there is his own narrative of his history, there is the narrative he feels each of his parents impose on him on what really happened and then there is the actual narratives that each of the parents believe in. Understanding is established by seeing each other's narratives.
Been reading Sophocles? Pretty good choice for Veeky Forumsbook club. I am liking them
Mindfulness in Plain English
Storm of Steel
The Upanishads
The Book of Job
Psalms
Susan Forward - Toxic Parents
Seconding the Albert Ellis reccommendation
Thank you.
Thank you.
For an easy version
waitbutwhy.com
For something more serious
Maybe read some philosophy. Neitzsche?