When Helping you is Hurting Me : escaping the Messiah trap - Berry, Carmen Renee (New York : Crossroad Pub. Co., 2003)
How I learned about the Messiah trap -- What is the Messiah trap? -- Can there be a hidden trap in a "happy" childhood? -- How Messiahs are trapped through childhood trauma -- What kind of Messiah are you? -- What are the eight Messiah characteristics? -- How the Messiah trap hurts others -- How to escape the Messiah trap -- Take the path to freedom.
Keywords: Self-sacrifice.; Child psychology; Self-sacrifice -- Case studies