Lethal Lovers and Poisonous People: How to Protect Your Health from Relationships That Make You Sick

by Harriet B. Braiker

ARE YOU INVOLVED IN A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP?The symptoms vary from stomach pains to blinding headaches, from chronic backaches to severe coldsThe causes are variedfrom a spouse who is withdrawing sexually, to a parent who is overly critical, to a lover who isnt ready to commit, to a boss who is abusiveThere are periods of stress in every relationship, but psychological studies reveal that some relationships can reach poisonous levels of toxic emotionsand that our response to these stresses can be harmful to our emotional and physical health.Are you involved in such a relationship? If so, what can you do about it? Lethal Lovers and Poisonous People shows you!

Genres: Self Help

272 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1992

About the author

Dr. Braiker was a practicing clinical psychologist and management consultant in Los Angeles/Beverly Hills and Pasadena, California, for more than 25 years. The author of many highly successful popular psychology books, she also authored numerous scholarly award-winning research books and other academic publications. Dr. Braiker was an internationally recognized authority on stress and women's issues who was always in great demand as a public speaker. She was a contributing editor and columnist for Working Woman and Lear's, and also wrote for many other national women's magazines. Frequently quoted in the media, Dr. Braiker appeared many times on such national talk shows as Oprah, The Today Show, Larry King, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, Hour Magazine and Sonya Live, as well as on hard news shows such as NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw and CNN.

Reviews

[Valerie Schreijer · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I started realizing that even people that I’ve always loved, are toxic to me, I slowly and methodically, have started easing them out of my life. What else could I do when every interaction is selfish, calculated, manipulative and self serving? I read this book first in 2014 and now I’m reading it again. I’m reminding myself that I always feel good until they enter my realm and bring in toxic gossip, toxic behavior and leave me feeling anxious. I’m not going to be mean to them, but I finally love myself enough to call a halt to their bullshit.

You don’t have to tolerate manipulative disrespect and chaos!

Read this book to begin a quieter, toxic free life. Learn how to spot poison in your midst.

[Ricarda Küper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meiner Meinung nach eine gute Lektüre für Betroffene, um toxische Strukturen überhaupt erkennen zu lernen und sodann an ihnen arbeiten zu können oder diese aus dem Leben zu verbannen.
Das Buch enthält mehrere lebensnahe Beispiele, die dem Rezipienten aufweisen wie alltäglich problematische Umgangsweisen vorkommen können.
Für meinen Geschmack hätte der Aufbau nur etwas besser sein können, indem die Lösungsstrategien jeweils direkt im Anhang an die konkrete Situation angeführt worden wären und nicht aneinander gereiht im zweiten Teil des Werks.
Dieser schließt aber mit einem Selbsttest zur direkten Anwendung ab, was nochmal ein Pluspunkt ist.