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How to Let Go of the Need for Approval

By Ilene Strauss Cohen — 2018

When we urgently aim to please other people, we’re seeking approval of self from outside sources. And whenever we reach for something in the outside world to give us what we should be giving ourselves, we set ourselves up for disappointment.

Read on www.psychologytoday.com

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What does it mean to be "passive aggressive"? (Glossary of Narcissistic Relationships)

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Ramani Durvasula
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What Do Narcissists Do to Truth Tellers? (Narcissistic Family Roles)

Disclaimer: this information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for clinical care. Please consult a health care provider for guidance specific to your case. This video discusses narcissism in general.

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Ramani Durvasula
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What Is “Intimacy Avoidance”? (Glossary of Narcissistic Relationships)

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Ramani Durvasula
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Narcissistic Family Roles (Scapegoat, Golden Child, Invisible Child)

Disclaimer: this information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for clinical care. Please consult a health care provider for guidance specific to your case. This video discusses narcissism in general.

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Ramani Durvasula
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Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist

How do you know if you are in a relationship with a narcissist—and what can you do about it? Narcissism is a modern epidemic—and it’s spreading rapidly. Narcissists tend to be pretty on the outside, but empty on the inside.

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Ramani S. Durvasula
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Healing Your Emotional Self: A Powerful Program to Help You Raise Your Self-Esteem, Quiet Your Inner Critic, and Overcome Your Shame

Parents act as a mirror to show a child who she or he is. Throughout childhood there will be other mirrors, but children inevitably return to the reflection in that original mirror in order to determine their goodness, importance, and self-worth.

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Beverly Engel
2007
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Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers

The first book for daughters who have suffered the abuse of narcissistic, self-involved mothers, Will I Ever Be Good Enough? provides the expert assistance you need in order to overcome this debilitating history and reclaim your life.

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Karyl McBride
2009
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment.

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Lindsay C. Gibson
2015
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Trapped in the Mirror: Adult Children of Narcissists in Their Struggle for Self

In this compelling book, Elan Golomb identifies the crux of the emotional and psychological problems of millions of adults.

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Elan Golomb
1995
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