Divorcing Mom: A Memoir of Psychoanalysis

by Melissa Knox

Book Overview

Psychoanalysis was her family's religion-instead of wafers and wine, there were Seconals, Nembutals, and gin. Baptized into the faith at fourteen, Melissa Knox endured her analyst's praise of her childlike, victimized mother-who leaned too close, ate off Melissa's plate, and thought "pedophile" meant "silly person." Gaslighted with the notions that she'd seduced her father, failed to masturbate, and betrayed her mother, Melissa shouldered the blame...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1947976060
• ISBN13: 9781947976061
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Cynren Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"