The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It
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Leslie Vernick, counselor and social worker, has witnessed the devastating effects of emotional abuse. Many, including many in the church, have not addressed this form of destruction in families and relationships because it is difficult to talk about. With godly guidance and practical experience, Vernick offers an empathetic approach to recognizing an emotionally destructive relationship and addresses the symptoms and the damage with biblical tools. Readers will … More >>
The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It
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Leslie Vernick’s book, The Emotionally Destructive Relationship, is a must read for anyone going through or walking along side of anyone going through an abusive or destructive relationship. She gives a clear description of what a destructive relationship is. She shows what God’s expectations of a relationship are. She gives sound, practicle steps to see them, stop them and survive them. She teaches by examples from her own destructive relationship with her mother and from experience in her years of counseling others. She gives specific things you can do with speaking up, standing up and sometimes when nessecary stepping back from the destuctiveness of these relationships. I found her examples of dialog framing very helpful as I have a hard time putting my feelings into words. I picked this book up in the middle of my own destructive relationship with my husband and by reading it , I found the courage to take the steps nessecary to change the cycle.I am happy to say that my husband and my relationship, though it took a lot of hard work, is much better, really it saved our marraige. I highly recommend this book, There is a wealth of wisdom inside.
Rating: 5 / 5
I was skeptical to purchase this book because of the title. I thought to myself – none of my relationships are that bad (to be labeled destructive). So I was surprised at how much I fell in love with this book. What do I like about this book – the author backs everything up that she says with scripture. And the author tells you a range from what is normal and healthy to what can be/or is destructive in a relationship. This covers several types of relationships family, freinds, marriage, and workplace. I love how the author helps you walk through things so you can learn what is going on and how to handle it. This is one of the best books I ever read. What a great resource! Everyone should read this at least once. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
Rating: 5 / 5
I read this book a few years ago and have recommended it to countless friends since then. It is sad to me that I know so many people who I needed to recommend this book too, but we are a world of fallen people and so it stands to reason that many of us will be in relationship with at least one very destructive person. The great thing about this book is that if you follow the instructions on how to Biblically handle the situation you will not only help yourself but you will help the emotionally destructive person as well.
I recently got this book out to let a friend borrow it and found myself re-reading it before I could loan it out. It is filled with so many nuggets of truth (based on scripture and states the passage right with the point). I would highly recommend this book to anyone – even if you do not think you have any emotionally destructive relationships at the moment – you might recognize a relationship after you read it. This book gives great scriptural guidance in how to handle these types of relationships, weather you need to speak up, stand up, or step back, you can do it with out the guilt that you are not being very “Christian” just the opposite, the book shows you Christ’s instructions on how to deal with these kinds of emotionally destructive individuals.
I have also seen Leslie in person at a seminar – she was very good.
Rating: 5 / 5
There is good solid,useful teaching in this book, no matter if your destructive relationship involves a spouse, child, parent, friend etc. Biblical and also practical and healing. Great appendices: 1 for “people helpers” on how to best help someone out of this situation, and also one that gives an eye opening description of what EXACTLY abuse looks like.
Rating: 5 / 5
I have been struggling with an on-again, off-again relationship for three long years. With a very emotionally unavailable and narcissistic man. I hadn’t even realized that those two issues alone, (separately or together) made the relationship a destructive and abusive one. This book helped validate what I had been thinking all along and then some. It helped me to realize that what was going on wasn’t right or ok, it was downright wrong and dysfunctional. And I am worthy of so much more. And I will get it too! But probably not from the same person I’ve been in the relationship with. And this book really helped me to be ok with that. The book is written from a Christen perspective and with a lot of bible phrases. I believe anyone struggling with a relationship can benefit from it regardless of their religion. All you need is a belief in God and the book will be helpful.
Rating: 4 / 5