The Drama of the Gifted Child and the Search for the True Self

The book by Swiss psychotherapist Alice Miller "The Drama of the Gifted Child and the Search for the True Self" is a global bestseller. It is devoted to exploring the nature of childhood psychological traumas incurred during upbringing and their influence on a person's subsequent life. In her book, the author raises a crucial issue: how repressed traumatic experiences affect an individual's personal life and social success, leading to mental illness. It demonstrates the debilitating impact of the nurturing adults and psychotherapy of the psychological traumas acquired in early childhood. Alice Miller's striking work had a shocking effect in the West and prompted many to view their childhood and their relationships with their own children in a new light.
For psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, as well as everyone interested in childhood issues.