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A review by chroniqled
Men I Trust by Tommi Parrish
4.0
an honest portrayal of how people struggle to form relationships in this age where it’s so easy to doubt someone’s intentions.
this graphic novel shows just how far people are willing to go to feel some semblance of love— even looking for it in the wrong places, and knowing full well it is unhealthy. due to desperation, some people can push themselves to the extremes just for an ounce of affection, and it doesn’t matter in what form it comes from. some settle for abusive and toxic relationships, but they stay nonetheless because they feel like it’s the only chance they have at “love.” this perspective promotes a skewed view of love, and one that can even affect others.
here, codependency is highlighted as something that can become a product of toxic relationships. it can stem from childhood trauma (neglect or abuse from parental/authority figures) or trauma that was acquired from a toxic partner. a victim will then have the tendency to codepend on others, and it becomes a vicious cycle in their lived if they do not learn to break free from it.
this book was so raw, and straight to the point, that i couldn’t help but gasp at how much truth a lot of lines held. i could actually pinpoint them in my life— may it be within myself, or i have observed these certain behaviors in others.
this simple, but heavy-laden story has given me much to think about, and it is definitely not one to be taken lightly.
i recommend this book to people who are interested in reading this exploration of codependency.
this graphic novel shows just how far people are willing to go to feel some semblance of love— even looking for it in the wrong places, and knowing full well it is unhealthy. due to desperation, some people can push themselves to the extremes just for an ounce of affection, and it doesn’t matter in what form it comes from. some settle for abusive and toxic relationships, but they stay nonetheless because they feel like it’s the only chance they have at “love.” this perspective promotes a skewed view of love, and one that can even affect others.
here, codependency is highlighted as something that can become a product of toxic relationships. it can stem from childhood trauma (neglect or abuse from parental/authority figures) or trauma that was acquired from a toxic partner. a victim will then have the tendency to codepend on others, and it becomes a vicious cycle in their lived if they do not learn to break free from it.
this book was so raw, and straight to the point, that i couldn’t help but gasp at how much truth a lot of lines held. i could actually pinpoint them in my life— may it be within myself, or i have observed these certain behaviors in others.
this simple, but heavy-laden story has given me much to think about, and it is definitely not one to be taken lightly.
i recommend this book to people who are interested in reading this exploration of codependency.