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Summary: Real Strength For The Broken Heart
Review: I am a very ambitious, independent young woman who believed that as long as I tried my best at everything... I will succeed. And I did, until recently when I lost a love of four years. I could never have imagined that the horrific pain I had to endure is shared with so many women all around the world. And I could never have known that the source of most of my pain...was myself. Four useful pointers Norwood mentions is to (1) let go of the need to change/help him (2) not "play the game" (3) make an affirmation (4) learn to cultivate and love yourself (5) let go of self-will. This book will give you the serenity to accept the things you cannot change, the courage to change the things that you can and the wisdom to know the difference. In my heart, AK always and forever.
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Summary: Almost every woman loves too much and suffers a lot
Review: I have a recent experience with my first man, he's 6 years younger than me, at the begining we were terrible happy but when we had intimity things turned complicated, he began to desapeared constantly. I must tell he has problems with his father when he was a little boy, he told me some time that he'll do everything to obtain his father's love. I really think he turned in my obssession because he was my first man, now I feel terrible alone, I feel some hate about him. I'd tried every thing to make our relation be fine even though he made me terrible things, like promesed to made something and just do another, leaving me alone or waiting him. Last january we had a discution, where he told me his father ask him to leave me because he felt our relationship was hurting me, as I have all my live planned and he's only a "child" (his father's words) we finished, but it's terrible to me because we work together, recently we talked after 05 months, but his way of thinking is just so easy as "I'm sorry but" nothing had happened to him, all we did didn't exist, he wants to be a friend; how easy for him, but rarely he always says that I'm so important to him. What's happening? I'm trying to forget and he comes every day to talk, asking how I feel and we were together at the end he just avoid me; once again, what's happening? I really need your opinion and help, please.
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Summary: Life Saver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Being a 20 y/o child of a heroin addict and the eldest of 7, I experianced so much in my short time on this earth. I had a nervous breakdown and its only my second year of college... I am just getting over my first real relationship which was only 5 months but it drained me emotionally..and I was so happy to have found this book.. it has helped me so much... in my road to recovery...and I truly don't know what I would have done if I didn't find it.
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Summary: A modivation to help myself from distruction of my soul.
Review: After 6 years of wanting, wishing and hoping he will change I realized it was me who needed to change and think more of myself. I had no self esteem or sense of self worth. Until I realized my children deserve more than I was giving and I deserved more than what I was getting. I cannot change him, I can only change myself and remember that I am worth more than he said I was. This is just the beginning for me and my children. It has only been two weeks. But I have my steps to recovery thanks to Robin Norwood and her understanding of a womens struggle with herself.
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Summary: Very Helpfull. It has opened my eye on myself & background,
Review: Dear Robin, Thank you for writing your god-sent book! It has made me understand that whatever happened in my life has to do with my background as a child, I was responsible to care for my younger brother and sisters from the age 5 years old . I was sent to reseidential school at the age of 6. I witnessed a lot of physical abuse that my mother received from my stepfather. This book is wonderfull, it makes me realize that I am not alone or weird. I thought I was the only one to have a complex problem like I have. At this time, my boyfriend is always leaving me home and takes off to the bar. He is very jealous of my grown sons. He thinks that I spoil them. I believe I don't. He alway stays with his mother downtown when he doesn't get his way. He doesn't even speak to me, he just leaves. My sons do not stay with us, they are on their own. It seems that he resents any time I spend with them. K
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Summary: It changed my life and my thinking in an hour
Review: I had heard about this book and found it in a charity shop - it was meant to be. I read the first chapter and it changed a lifetime pattern of thinking. I could identify with not only the character but also the reasons why I do what I do. I recommend it to any woman who time and time again gets into 'wrong' relationships. You will identify your reasons for why you do things and hopefully gain control of your life and your relationships.
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Summary: I recommend this book to all women of the world!
Review: I have been struggling with this problem for years, and never knew it. Thank you, Robin Norwood. I have an eating disorder, and am clinically depressed, among other problems. And I have been through counseling for so long, but it never really helped me. I mean, I still had all my problems. But one day, I saw this book on the library shelf and picked it up, and I can honestly say that it has changed my life for the better. I am no longer as unhealthy. I know I will always struggle with my eating disorder, but no longer do I have to chain myself down to other people's needs. I am now free to discover myself and be my own person without feeling obligated to bend to someone else's wishes, consciously or unconsciously. I recommend this book to women, all ages, all races.
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Summary: te hace conciente de una realidad con la que has vivido años
Review: este libro merece un premio, en lenguaje sencillo pero muy serio, logra dar evidencia clara sobre un comportamiento que en muchas sociedades en ves de verse como un problema es una conducta premiada, la mujer que vive por el hombre, su pareja, que deja de vivir su vida por vivir la de él, para algunas sociedades esto esta muy bien visto, el sufrir por amor es algo tan cotidiano que, solo descubrir que no puede, ni debe ser así, tiene un merito muy importante. y cuando lo descubres saber que hacer, despues de haber pasado toda la vida pensando que el que tiene un problema es el otro, que hacer para construir un nuevo paradigma. el libro me ha cambiado la vida, con el y el apoyo de Dios, espero no volver atras.
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Summary: If this title appeals to you, you NEED TO READ THIS BOOK!
Review: It has taken me 6 years to implement all the recommendations made by Robin in this book, and it has been worth all the effort and heartache to get where I am today. The first part of the book is devoted to explaining exactly what is involved in the disease of loving someone so much that you have no life. The second half focuses on what you can do about it and Robin makes a strong statement at the beginning of this section; if you follow these steps you CAN recover your own life, if you don't follow ALL of them, you won't. After another 6 years of denial and following other paths, I can assure you there is no kinder, softer way. Read this book.
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Summary: This book changed my life for the better!
Review: After reading the book I could not believe how much sense my life & struggles made to me. My first impression was "I can't believe that other people have been through the same things and the same feelings of despair." I will always be grateful to my counselor for suggesting that I read it. I have had experiences with mental, & physical abuse, and past & present experiences with voyeurism pertaining to family, and employers. I would hope to seek help and advice in writing a book about my lifes experiences and what I have learned from them, that may help others in the future.
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