If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish
parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal,
or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your
emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when
you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate
for your parent's behavior. These wounds can be healed, and you can
move forward in your life.
In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes
the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or
unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect,
and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your
childhood*.* By freeing yourself from your parents' emotional
immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to
them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you'll learn how to create
positive, new relationships so you can build a better life.
Discover the four types of difficult parents:
- The emotional parent instills feelings of instability and anxiety
- The driven parent stays busy trying to perfect everything and
everyone
- The passive parent avoids dealing with anything upsetting
- The rejecting parent is withdrawn, dismissive, and derogatory