Comments on: Readers’ Comments About Running on Empty

By: CENASD

CENASD — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 01:39:18 +0000

Hello Dr. Webb. I’m currently working with one of your trained therapists. The challenge I’m working to overcome is having BOTH CEN and ASD (high functioning). It is relatively complex to work through what behaviors and thoughts are due to one or the other condition (or both). I’ve not found any literature on the situation of growing up with both CEN and ASD. Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks so much for all your helpful resources.

By: Jonice

Jonice — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:02:45 +0000

In reply to Fanta. Dear Fanta, the next step for you is to learn how to speak up in a way that others can hear you. It means taking into account your timing, word choice and tone, and being mindful of how you would want to hear the message if the situation was reversed. It's a group of skills that you don't get when you grow up with CEN but you can learn them now!

By: Fanta

Fanta — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 01:20:32 +0000

when I read this book it changed my life because I have the opportunity for the first time to speak up about my first 35 years life, I stopped taking the medication that the doctor was giving me and the medication was stopping me from speaking up and since then I have been reading and doing more research, but I got attacked when I speak up

By: tmang

tmang — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 23:33:00 +0000

It is early days for me .I have not read through the first half yet. Will comment soon as I have done .

By: Brice

Brice — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 12:20:45 +0000

Wow. I have reached a substantial milestone in recovery just finding Dr. Webb’s description of CEN.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 20:59:17 +0000

This quote is from a Daily Reader in ACA... adultchildren.org, and BRB is short for Big Red Book. I read Yours in one sitting, And now I have your Next book on my Kindle! Thank You for describing my life Exactly! Chuck Oh, and I let my therapist borrow it too. Spiritual Bypass "A spiritual bypass means that the person is attempting to avoid the pain that can come with working through the trauma and neglect from childhood. In some cases, the person attempts to jump ahead in the recovery process without going through the entire process. This path invariably fails or leads to dissatisfying results." BRB p. 287

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 26 May 2021 19:17:29 +0000

Thank you for writing Running On Empty. I stumbled on the concept of Emotional Neglect after first reading about narcissistic patterns – and realizing just how many narcissistic people I had let into my life. It made perfect sense that a person who had emptied humself would end up in the company of those who are full of themselves. I don’t regret “waking up” (at the age of 55) but it was to the nightmare of narcissistic abuse. You will never know how much courage your writings have given me to perservere and find some new less selfish friends.

I also have Aphantasia (lack of a mind’s eye) and wonder if that is somehow connected to childhood emotional neglect and “numbing out”?

By: Jonice

Jonice — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 17:08:15 +0000

In reply to Betty. I'm glad to hear this, Betty. Keep on going down the path of CEN understanding and recovery!

By: Betty

Betty — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 22:13:28 +0000

Hi, Dr. Jonice,

I am 70 yrs old and I have watched your first 2 videos. Video 2 was right on for me. My biggest problem is believing that I am worth it. I hated myself for many decades. I have reached a point that I no longer hate me. But I am still sabotaging a lot. I have been resisting trusting self, believing in self, and doing things I know are good for me. I have a very big fear of others, especially family.

I have downloaded the Recovery Blueprint. It looks like a good plan. I intend to listen to Video 3 soon.

Thank you for your encouragement & all that you do.

By: Jonice

Jonice — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:31:35 +0000

In reply to On the Mend. Dear On the Mend, your name says it all. Healing is a journey that takes us somewhere better. Just keep taking one step after another.