{"product_id":"boy-bad-9798232925390","title":"Boy = Bad","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ex-Con Mike\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Felonious America\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Felonious America\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Forensic Psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Survival Narrative on the Psychology of Incarceration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the cell door ever locked, the discipline had already begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile many examine trauma as a moment of loss, BOY=BAD deconstructs it as a period of conditioning. This is a survival narrative that shifts the focus from sudden outbursts to the slow, deliberate formation of an identity forged in high-control environments. It is an apprenticeship in survival-tracing how the human brain adapts, survives, and eventually internalizes the mechanics of confinement long before reaching a prison yard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the \"clinical precision\" of a man who had to watch every light switch and footstep to stay safe, this story explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObedience as Camouflage: How compliance becomes a protective shield in unstable homes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Architecture of Resilience: How brain function and cognition are fundamentally reshaped by early instability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Internalized Guard: How authority is absorbed by the young mind, creating a \"prison of the self\" years before the first arrest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike typical books on childhood trauma or narcissistic abuse recovery, BOY=BAD offers no easy redemptions. It is an unflinching study of the invisible ways identity is formed through environmental silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those seeking to understand the intersection of trauma and rigid institutions, this is an essential examination of the behaviors that emerge when survival is the only option.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the foundation. To see how these skills were tested behind bars, read \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSURVIVING PRISON.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Felonious America","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47570008440983,"sku":"9798232925390","price":1512.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798232925390.webp?v=1774879957","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/boy-bad-9798232925390","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}