Has anyone else encountered resistance to the book? For me, it was tricky to detect and difficult to disentangle from what might be legitimate critique. It's often subtle, like maybe just a little background voice saying, 'this is stupid' or 'I already know all this' or 'what's the point?' or 'why are you wasting so much time on this?' It seems the book raises some difficult feelings perhaps.
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It was difficult to read as many of the people resonated with me, almost like a mirroring of myself, which wasn't comforting. It's frustrating to know that there may be many people who have silently suffered emotional neglect and have no idea why. I especially related to #2 Counter-Dependence - extremely independent, aloof, lonely. #7 Fatal Flaw - fear of getting too close, fear of rejection and #9 Poor Self-Discipline - being a procrastinator, underachieving, bored with the tedium of life.
I'm reminded of feeling resentful of my parents and adults, teachers through high school. I'll expand some on what I shared with the group today is that my family had this internally perceived view of being a loving, pleasant group that almost never argued. Why would anyone be upset or not want to be a part of it? Well I was fed up and in my late teens I began to leave to work summer camps in other provinces, or the US, moved away for Uni and upon graduation moved to Asia where I would teach for 15 years. I did not want to be 'home' with those people who didn't see me or want to know me. I've been in BC for a few years, but still not very sure where I ought to be.