Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents (Paperback)- Lindsay C Gibson Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
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Are
you one of the countless people who grew up with emotionally immature
parents? If you suffer from this troubling parent/child dynamic, you may
still recall painful moments from your childhood when your emotional
needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took
on adult levels of maturity in an effort to “compensate” for your
parents’ behavior. And while you likely cultivated strengths such as
self-reliance and independence along the way― strengths that have served
you well as an adult―having to be the emotionally mature person in your
relationship with your parent is confusing and even damaging.If you are
ready to gain the insight you need to move on from feelings of
loneliness and abandonment and find healthy ways to meet your own
emotional needs, this book will help light the way. You’ll discover the
four main types of emotionally immature parents:·Emotional parents, who
may vacillate between over-involvement and abandonment, leading to
frightening instability and unpredictability·Driven parents, who are
often compulsively busy and can’t stop trying to perfect everything,
including other people·Passive parents, who may have a laissez-faire
mindset and avoid dealing with anything upsetting·Rejecting parents, who
may withdraw from any relationship with their child, showing either
detachment or anger as primary responsesAll emotionally immature parents
have one defining characteristic in common, even if they differ in
style―none of them puts their child’s needs first. This book will show
you that you are not to blame for your parent’s behavior. It also offers
real skills for handling difficult family situations and moving on from
the emotional wounds of your childhood. If you are ready to gain a
greater understanding of both your parents and yourself, this book
provides a much-needed guide.