Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
By: Karyl McBride, Ph.D.
My therapist had suggested this book to me during our first visit. I had a credit available on my Audible account and used it to get this book. I tend to listen to books more than physically read them anymore due to how busy I am. I think it was better to sit and listen to this book and take in everything that is being said. I had never realized how much my mother had effective my internal voice and my feelings about myself. I never had a way to explain why I had such contempt for my mother when everyone saw her as this wonderful person.
I cried and cried with every passing chapter. This book hit so many feelings and validated so much of myself to me. It made me realize how my mom set me up to be abused by others, how my inner self-hate and lack of any self-confidence. It also explained why I tended to end up in unhealthy/toxic friendships. This book was the beginning of healing and changing things in my life that I never realized had been affected by my mother.
The book is such an amazing read. It was a little slow for me to listen to at 1x speed, so I upped it to 2x speed. It was easy for me to follow at that speed, but I understand if others can’t. I listen to most things at 2x, but I am a naturally super fast talker. It’s funny to listen to me go from my slowed speaking voice to the one I naturally have. If you are wondering if this book might be beneficial to you, I recommend following the link at the bottom to a survey on Dr. McBride’s website. However, I really recommend this book to anyone who has a spouse, friend, or significant other whose other half lived this. It will help you to better understand some of the quirks they may have and why they are sticklers about things.
I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars.