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Psychologist and world renowned author, who is noted for her books on child abuse, translated in several languages. In her books she departed from psychoanalysis charging it with being similar to the poisonous pedagogies, which she described in For Your Own Good. Fue una víctima de la guerra, logró sobrevivir a una masacre, vivió la perdida de integrantes de su familia y tuvo un matrimonio desdichado. Múltiples experiencias traumáticas dejan huellas, en ese caso profundas, sin embargo no mataron su lado creativo. Ultimately, it fed into a much more conservative climate that wanted to place the blame for all society's ills on bad parenting," she says. "It juxtaposed bad parents with the innocent child. It's too simple a story."
Prisoners of Childhood (1981) ISBN 0-465-06287-3, which is The Drama of the Gifted Child under a different title Her first three books originated from research she took upon herself as a response to what she felt were major blind spots in her field. If not, I highly recommend it. Alice Miller has much wisdom and knowledge to share with you – whether you are a mental health professional or a lay person trying to get a better understanding of yourself and why you do the things you do. Notice how she rushes to blame "devout women" for wanting to spoil the pleasure of "their husbands and sons." Did "devout women" in 1877 have much influence over art? Were they allowed to create it? Did they have time to create it when they were also probably busy raising families? Did they write and deliver the sermons about the evils of taverns? I betrayed that little girl […]. Only in recent years, with the help of therapy, which enabled me to lift the veil on this repression bit by bit, could I allow myself to experience the pain and desperation, the powerlessness and justified fury of that abused child. Only then did the dimensions of this crime against the child I once was, become clear to me. [35]
The insistence here that depression MUST BE ROOTED IN SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, an idea more recent research undercuts, is also a problem. I had a therapist or two who followed that dogma in ways that probably caused a lot of harm. Miller, Alice (1991). Breaking Down the Wall of Silence. NY: Dutton/ Penguin Books. Miller's critique of the commandment is expanded in her book The Body Never Lies A succinct and insightful book about the effects of child abuse. While childhood mistreatment may give kids certain gifts - such as increased empathy and greater achievement - these strengths come at a great cost. Only by confronting and honoring their pasts can these children rise above their unmet needs. Alice Miller writes with conviction and compassion, and I most enjoyed how she emphasizes the hope all of us gifted children should have: we can all lead fulfilling and meaningful lives, with effort and kindness to ourselves. In the chapter entitled "The Pain of Separation and Autonomy," Miller examined the authoritarian (e.g.: Old Testament, Papist, Calvinist) interpretation of Judeo-Christian theism and its parallels to modern parenting practice, asserting that it was Jesus's father Joseph who should be credited with Jesus's departure from the dogmatic Judaism of his time. Alice Miller too saw that her son had problems, and how ironic they both have the same name, my ex’s name is also Martin! Alice Miller, like me, started lifting every stone to look for clues to help her son and in the process resolved her own repression and freed herself, just like me, that I went out looking for clues on how to help my Ex and I ended up liberating myself in the process.
A child has a primary need from the very beginning of her life to be regarded and respected as the person she really is at any given time." Lo leí como lo que es, la versión de un hijo sobre quien fue su madre y a decir verdad, me resultó bastante incómodo de leer.Once we are adults, only we can save ourselves and anyone that tells us otherwise is fooling us with false hopes and promises.
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