Reviews for Emotional blackmail

The average rating for Emotional blackmail based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-01-11 00:00:00 Cathy Poe This extremely straight forward book is an absolute MUST READ. My husband's mother has Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and has been emotionally blackmailing him and his siblings for YEARS. I picked up on it pretty quickly, but didn't know how to handle her attempts to control me, my relationship with her son, or my decisions in raising our daughters without getting extremely angry and lashing out. I knew that there was a better way to deal with this woman, without letting everything she said get under my skin, but I was at a loss as to how to go about handling her. After several google searches I decided that if I couldn't fix HER, I could at least get some therapy for myself (his mother is THAT BAD). My therapist actually suggested this book and I have highlighted, underlined and written side notes throughout the entire book. I have recommended this to many of my friends, bought it for a few others, and happily loaned it out to friends. My original copy is dogeared and worn out, but it's such an awesome book that I currently own it in three forms: Kindle, Nook, and three physical copies (and I pick up more every time I pass on one of the books to a friend, just to ensure that they have plenty of time to read through it and can keep it as long as they desire.) I strongly suggest this book to anyone and everyone with a pulse. You may not have a narcissistic mother-in-law, but I promise, you probably know a few people who are emotional blackmailers. This book will help you recognize it, address it and if need be, learn how to cut off communication with that person.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-10-18 00:00:00 Deanna Rivard Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You If you don't read this book, I'm going to unfriend you.