Theresa Comito LMFTThe Emotional Abuse Recovery Workbook: Breaking the Cycle of Psychological Violence

I've read over one hundred books (no exaggeration) attempting to understand and heal from my emotionally abusive relationship, and this book by far has been the most impact full as it has clear, consise and powerful information. The exercises help you to understand the root of your grief as well as the root of your abuser's behavior. This workbook gently yet powerfully leading you towards healing. I will be forever grateful I have found this book and I've recommended it to my therapist and all of my family and friends who have struggled with abusive relationships

I bought this book as I was exiting an abusive relationship. I’m still working on it and it’s a book you have to take small bites at a time. Working through this recovery journal and with my therapist, I feel like I can protect myself from future harm while acknowledging what happened in the past. This book is emotionally hard to work through but IT WORKS.

This book sheds light on why I react the way I do. For some time I’ve pushed it away and blamed myself for the sake of being tuff. After a few pages, my eyes started flowing tears of the acknowledgment that I had in fact been drawn time and time again into narcissists webs! Secretly, I guess I didn’t think I deserved any better. My entire childhood was riddled with emotional abuse and exploitation even sometimes by members of my own family. I always tried my best to prove myself worthy, to no avail. I have certainly experienced an epiphany of a life time. It has affected and formed me into an emotional mess and physical health disaster. It has never been more clear than this book lays out. Highly recommend.

This is informative and engagingly written, accessible to anyone. I honestly wish that I had read this book 11 years ago, but that was before I understood what trauma bonding was, and before I understood how I still wanted to be with the women who had cheated on me for 14 years of a 16 year marriage. The circumstances that will bring you to this book are tough. The exercises in this book helped me get (some of) the poison out of my heart. Talk with friends - YES. Get a therapist - YES. USE THIS BOOK - YES! Put every tool in your kitbag that you can, so that you can go on to live that best life that you've been letting someone cheat you out of.

Purchased for friend. Exercises completed in several chapter. As explained to me, very thorough, long term positives TBD.

Really helps you look hard at yourself, and helps identity some issues you have. Good tips on how to have a healthy relationship.

It works and doesn't work both both people who got away and those who haven't yet. The one thing I would like to point out is I highly recommend adding in The Verbal Escalation Continuum to chapter 7. It will greatly enhance the victims ability to handle conflict in any situation. It is a required part of CPI's Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training. I think everyone should know about and practice The Verbal Escalation Continuum.

I decided to buy this book after deciding to take another break from therapy. It has helped me understand things a little more clearly.

If you're going through abuse, It doesn't matter what type. Get This!! it started me on a long road to recovery, made me see what I could change and what I was doing that was keeping me in that environment.