It was definitely a fast read and I was pulled right into the author's turmoil. The is a non fiction memoir of a woman surviving a physically abusive relationship. Personalization helps deliver more relevant ads. Let us present you with 21 interesting facts and theories about love that will explain much about this all-absorbing phenomenon without dispelling its romance and poetry. Your significant other’s moods impact yours so much that you feel anxious overhearing half a phone conversation in which they’re not entirely thrilled because you’re really not up for being upset or annoyed and you sense that you’re about to be, vicariously. Why won't he revise PTSD diagnosis?For adolescents, more romance = more depression and drinkingOwl monkey studies reveal link between fidelity and paternal care.The crazy-making stresses that trouble most couples can be radically reduced.Is fighting normal since we all are imperfect? Yet, I didn't There's a lot of shame in abuse. She describes them very straight forwardly. Even being in an abusive relationship myself, I sometimes wondered throughout the book where her head was at. GiI wish I could remember who recommended this book to me so that I never read their recommendations again. Well.. this book seems as crazy as it's title.
Often you hear people say, "I would leave the instant someone put their hands on me". I read this book hoping it would answer the question of how a successful and smart woman could remain in an abuse relationship for so long. This book was easy to read and the author's narrative of her thoughts, feelings and experiences realy rang true.
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Crazy in love: What happens in your brain when you really do have chemistry. Some relationships make you crazy, and others are just plain bad for you. By the time I got to the part where her dog got so sick that he was no longer interested in his daily Reeses peanut butter cup, I was so sickened myself that I almost threw the book across the room. It is not a bad book at all. Anyone could fall victim to abuse, it isn’t a poverty problem or uneducated... anyone could be abused and stay and that makes this book so important she was an educated woman with a wealthy family. It's not always so cut and dry as you will come to understand by reading Leslie's memoir.“Crazy Love” by Leslie Morgan Steiner is a personal history of abuse with a social mission of redemption. Falling in love produces several euphoria-inducing chemicals in your body that will stimulate about 12 … When you really think about how the psychology and physiology of love change over time to make relationships possible, it’s fascinating. Giving up your cat that you raised from kittenhood because a man doesn't like her? I say it was my least favorite of the bunch because it just didn’t read well, but not because the story was “bad.” I fully respect Steiner’s right to tell her story, and a horrifying story it is! Crazy love is a book everyone should read. Huh?I'm a bit torn about my review for this. It was a Well.. this book seems as crazy as it's title. Some relationships make you crazy, and others are just plain bad for you. But not like she was completely surprised. So because of that it was very hard for me to see how she got sucked in the way she did, especially since she had access to resources, didn't have children, etc. Falling in love is known to pact the same neurological effects as cocaine.