Summary of Pia Mellody & Lawrence S. Freundlich's The Intimacy Factor

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 When I was an infant, my father was away at war, and my mother was overwhelmed by being a single parent. She would have breakdowns, during which she would sleep the morning away and leave me and my sister to play by ourselves. #2 When I was 13, my mother began to tell me about how abusive and sadistic my father was towards her. I felt responsible for her and felt like I had to save her. The more she told me ab