Trapped in the Mirror

For many adult children of narcissists, the struggle for self-esteem and authenticity is a lifelong battle.

Raised by parents who were unable to see them as real people, they often feel empty, unreal, and undeserving of love, perpetuating a cycle of emotional abuse in their own relationships. They may sense that something is deeply wrong, but not know how to break free from the invisible cage of their upbringing.

In Trapped in the Mirror, psychoanalyst Elan Golomb, Ph.D.—herself the child of ...