The Highly Sensitive Persons Guide t..., Shahida Arabi, MA
The Highly Sensitive Persons Guide t..., Shahida Arabi, MA
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The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People
How to Reclaim Your Power from Narcissists and Other Manipulators

Author: Shahida Arabi, MA, Andrea Schneider, LCSW

Narrator: Laural Merlington

Unabridged: 7 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/06/2021


Synopsis

If you're a highly sensitive person, or identify as an "empath," you may feel easily overwhelmed by the world around you, suffer from "people-pleasing," experience extreme anxiety or stress in times of conflict, or even take on the emotions of others. Due to your naturally giving nature, you may also be a target for narcissists and self-centered individuals who seek to exploit others for their own gain. So, how can you protect yourself?

In The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People, you'll learn evidence-based skills grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help you recognize and shut down the common manipulation tactics used by toxic people, such as gaslighting, stonewalling, projection, covert put-downs, and love bombing. You'll also discover targeted tips to protect yourself from the five main types of toxic people: garden-variety boundary-steppers; crazymakers and attention-seekers; emotional vampires; narcissists; and sociopaths and psychopaths.

Finally, you'll learn how to heal from toxic or narcissistic abuse, and find strategies for establishing healthy boundaries and a strong sense of self. If you're an HSP who is ready to take a stand against the toxic people in your life, this book has everything you need to survive and thrive.

About Shahida Arabi, MA

Shahida Arabi, MA, is a summa cum laude graduate of Columbia University and the bestselling author of three books, including Becoming the Narcissist's Nightmare and Power. Her work has been featured on Psychology Today, Psych Central, Salon, HuffPost, Bustle, the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the New York Daily News, Thought Catalog, and VICE Media Group.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Panda on July 07, 2021

This book clearly outlines common patterns in abusive relationships, provides compassionate advice for people trapped in them, and includes solid information about how to handle different manipulation tactics. However, the author's idealization of highly sensitive people concerns me. She makes a per......more

Goodreads review by Natalie all_books_great_and_small on October 30, 2020

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers. The Highly sensitive persons guide to dealing with toxic people is a fantastic book to help anyone with contact or a relationship with a narcissistic person, break free and learn......more

Goodreads review by Ell on August 16, 2020

This book is excellent and packed full of information. My only criticism is so much of the focus is on narcissists and malignant individuals, that I felt they overshadowed the HSP discussion to some extent. Having said that, if you are a sensitive person who is healing from narcissist or toxic peopl......more

Goodreads review by Katie on February 04, 2021

I picked this up because I wanted to learn more about dealing with everyday toxic people, but it was more focused on relationships with a significant other—which would have been incredibly useful to me 10 years ago, but is thankfully not relevant now. This book helped me understand that being sensiti......more

Goodreads review by Aviad on September 18, 2022

B.A.N.A.L.I.T.Y. = a Barrage of Acronyms does Not Ameliorate the Lack of Innovation in this Treatise, Yawn......more