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Edward Martin III, September 11, 2006

An astonishing and brilliant book that lays bare one of the most ubiquitous and horrifying hidden aspects of relationships gone bad. Susan Forward's extensive use of real-world and meaningful examples pulls this kind of relationship poison out into a bright light, and does not allow it to hide again.

A measure of how powerful emotional blackmail can be is to mention it during practically any kvetch session addressing relationship issues. Dollars to doughnuts at least one person will perk up and say "Holy smokes, that's EXACTLY it!".

More than just a revelation, Forward provides positive, decisive tools for dealing with situations where emotional blackmail is the driving force. These tools are primarily targeted to halt the blackmail situation at once, but Forward also makes sure that if at all possible, mechanisms are installed to help encourage behavior change from both directions of the relationship where possible. This includes, once again, extensive and detailed examples from her own casefiles.

"Emotional Blackmail" is not only helpful for detecting and coping with existing problems, but even without the presence of a blackmailing situation, these tools and techniques help create a more healthy psyche and a more healthy partner for any relationship, from familial to intimate to professional.

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