pickAs children, our survival depends upon the love or rejection of our parents. We protect ourselves by conforming, by being “good“. The only way to break the cycle is to acknowledge and feel what we've been through.
I could relate to this as I was reading it, but I can't say there was any good advice that might help a former “gifted child“ navigate their world later as an adult.
Full review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4082454621.
“When I used the word 'gifted' in the title, I had in mind neither children who receive high grades in school nor children talented in a special way. I simply meant all of us who have survived an abusive childhood thanks to an ability to adapt even to unspeakable cruelty by becoming numb... Without this 'gift' offered us by nature.“ 3y
Side note: Check out #giftedkidburnout on TikTok if you want to feel validated, lol. 3y