--- product_id: 221575 title: "The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition" price: "67.35 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/221575-the-drama-of-the-gifted-child-the-search-for-true store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition **Price:** 67.35 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition - **How much does it cost?** 67.35 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/221575-the-drama-of-the-gifted-child-the-search-for-true) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The classic work on the enduring effects of childhood trauma “Rare and compelling in its compassion and its unassuming eloquence.” ― New York Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided millions of readers with an answer―and has helped them to apply it to their own lives. Far too many of us had to learn as children to hide our own feelings, needs, and memories skillfully in order to meet our parents’ expectations and win their “love.” Alice Miller writes, “When I used the word ‘gifted’ in the title, I had in mind neither children who receive high grades in school nor children talented in a special way. I simply meant all of us who have survived an abusive childhood thanks to an ability to adapt even to unspeakable cruelty by becoming numb. . . . Without this ‘gift’ offered us by nature, we would not have survived.” But merely surviving is not enough. The Drama of the Gifted Child helps us to reclaim our life by discovering our own crucial needs and our own truth. Review: Brilliant, eloquent, truthful, and painful. - I started working with a great psychologist/therapist last year to deal with a few issues that i had diagnosed in myself and also to deal with PTSD. In one of our sessions, much to my surprise, he linked these issues back to my childhood and my parents and especially my mother. Apparently my mother has highly narcissistic tendencies and my father, with his indifference, has played the role of the enabler. As i started to do more research and read more to understand so many complicated issues that are part of the human psyche, i came across this book. Please allow me to very honest and say that to this day i have not finished reading the whole book. This, not because it is a difficult or poorly written book. On the contrary, it is brilliant, eloquent, and provides enough examples to make the topic easily understood by everyone. I have not finished it because sometimes the truth hurts and it hurts deeply when one faces it's ugly part. It is forces you to look inside your own self, to analyze your thoughts and actions, and more than anything to accept the origin of your fears and insecurities. Read it and re-read it over and over again, because by understanding your past you can change the present and the future and even if you may not fully break free of the pain, at least you will not repeat the same mistakes with your children. I can not recommend this book enough, painful as it is to read it and face truths about one's self. You will become a better person in the end. Review: Simply life changing! - I rarely or never write reviews for a book or for anything actually. The fact that I am spending time to write this speaks to the impact this book has had on me. Sentences pierce right at the heart of a persons body and mind. They scramble the mind and every page takes hours of processing. They open up your past and be ready for some revealing dreams. Reading is slow and hard but you will come out stronger. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,190 Reviews | ## Images ![The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71IXUpuko9L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant, eloquent, truthful, and painful. *by D***T on January 22, 2017* I started working with a great psychologist/therapist last year to deal with a few issues that i had diagnosed in myself and also to deal with PTSD. In one of our sessions, much to my surprise, he linked these issues back to my childhood and my parents and especially my mother. Apparently my mother has highly narcissistic tendencies and my father, with his indifference, has played the role of the enabler. As i started to do more research and read more to understand so many complicated issues that are part of the human psyche, i came across this book. Please allow me to very honest and say that to this day i have not finished reading the whole book. This, not because it is a difficult or poorly written book. On the contrary, it is brilliant, eloquent, and provides enough examples to make the topic easily understood by everyone. I have not finished it because sometimes the truth hurts and it hurts deeply when one faces it's ugly part. It is forces you to look inside your own self, to analyze your thoughts and actions, and more than anything to accept the origin of your fears and insecurities. Read it and re-read it over and over again, because by understanding your past you can change the present and the future and even if you may not fully break free of the pain, at least you will not repeat the same mistakes with your children. I can not recommend this book enough, painful as it is to read it and face truths about one's self. You will become a better person in the end. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Simply life changing! *by P***M on September 8, 2026* I rarely or never write reviews for a book or for anything actually. The fact that I am spending time to write this speaks to the impact this book has had on me. Sentences pierce right at the heart of a persons body and mind. They scramble the mind and every page takes hours of processing. They open up your past and be ready for some revealing dreams. Reading is slow and hard but you will come out stronger. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Important book with dense concepts, rewarding for the patient reader. *by X***N on September 16, 2024* I think you will get the most benefit out of this book if you have: 1. Previously experienced depression 2. Have undergone some sort of psychotherapy 3. Have done some work on your self-awareness previously As the author posits in the book, knowing the concepts intellectually will not make the pain and loneliness go away. It must be felt consciously and mourned for what it is; one must face the truth of the pain for the spell to lift. So in that sense, this book will be most compelling for those who have already gone through the experience of self-healing, or are in the process of it. Those who are still ignorant to the forces at work in their subconscious may very well find this book obtuse and sometimes grandiose in its own way. Although I do think the author overreaches sometimes with her conclusions, the overall passion with which she writes the book makes it a very moving argument for all of us ‘gifted but suffering children’ who make up society and are thus able to make or break it with our own neuroses. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition - The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma - Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/221575-the-drama-of-the-gifted-child-the-search-for-true](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/221575-the-drama-of-the-gifted-child-the-search-for-true) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-10-27*