Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

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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 anxietyThe driven parent stays busy trying to perfect everything and everyoneThe passive parent avoids dealing with anything upsettingThe rejecting parent is withdrawn, dismissive, and derogatory New Download eBook Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents By Lindsay C. Gibson – kino-fada.fr Two words Life altering It s hard to review such a book without getting personal I m not interested in sharing my dirty laundry or my family s, but this book has completely changed my life I learned I wasn t alone, and I learned many whys More importantly, beyond explaining the hows and whys, the author gave tools for interacting with family, finding and maki...Agh I want to give this book five stars soooo badly, but there is one thing holding me back The book talks in detail about emotionally immature parents, and how to recognize the behaviors It also talks at length about internalizing and externalizing as responses to those behaviors What it doesn t talk about is recognizing those same emotionally immature behaviors in yourself, and what you can do to mature in those areas Of course, we ll have reactions to the behaviors of our parents, but ma Agh I want to give this book five stars soooo badly, but there is one thing holding me back The book talks in detail about emotionally immature parents, and how to recognize the behaviors It also talks at length about internalizing and externalizing as responses to those behaviors What it doesn t talk about is recognizing those same emotionally immature behaviors in yourself, and what you can do to mature in those areas Of course, we ll have reactions to the behaviors of our parents, but many of us ad...I wish I had read this book sooner Finally validation that my family s repeated claim that I am too sensitive isa reflection of their own emotional deficiencies than my own Even though I knew my parental relations were not entirely healthy, they were still my primary model for relationships and, consequently, I had unwittingly come to see some dysfunctional behaviors as normal This book made me realize that much of what I thought was just my personality were really defense mechanisms I wish I had read this book sooner Finally validation that my family s repeated claim that I am too sensitive isa reflection of their own emotional deficiencies than my own Even though I knew my parental relations were not entirely healthy, they were still my primary model for relationships and, consequently, I had unwittingly come to see some dysfunctional behaviors as normal This book made me realize that much of what I thought was just my personality were really defense mechanisms that commonly develop in response to emotionally immature caregivers The descriptions were so on point that I teared up a bit reading it, but that s a sensitive internalizer for you This book filled the much needed role of clearly and compassionately showing ...This book has a long enough title as it is but it could also tack on How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, Self Involved Parents, or Parents Who Never Parented You But You ve Always Parented Them and They Expect You To Do So Until the Day They Dieand Is It Me or Are They Getting Even More Infantile in Their Old Age I m guessing anyone that reads this book could slap a picture of one, both, or all of their parents into the book as the very definition of an Emotionally Immature Parent I cou This book has a long enough title as it is but it could also tack on How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, Self Involved Parents, or Parents Who Never Parented You But You ve Always Parented Them and They Expect You To Do So Until the Day They Dieand Is It Me or Are They Getting Even More Infantile in Their Old Age I m guessing anyone that reads this book could slap a picture of one, both, or all of their parents into the book as the very definition of an Emotionally Immature Parent I could, at least, because this book breaks down that there are actually four types of emotionally immature parents and just nails it Emotional, Driven, Passive, Rejecting.The book does a great job of distinguishing the difference between what it s like growing up with an emotionally mature vs immature parent because if we haven t grown up with a mature parent it s hard to know what it s supposed to be like , the affect that has on t...Truly amazing There s no shortage of self help books in my house, all of which I ve purchased in a feeble attempt to pinpoint that thing that s not quite right.I ve suffered from anxiety and depression most of my life I ve also found it very difficult to connect with anyone onthan a superficial level, and most interactions left me drained I couldn t be myself when I interacted with anyone I was always preoccupied with being judged than establishing a friendship based on intimate comm Truly amazing There s no shortage of self help books in my house, all of which I ve purchased in a feeble attempt to pinpoint that thing that s not quite right.I ve suffered from anxiety and depression most of my life I ve also found it very difficult to connect with anyone onthan a superficial level, and most interactions left me drained I couldn t be myself when I interacted with anyone I was always preoccupied with being judged than establishing a friendship based on intimate communication That requires a level of vulnerability tha...This is an EXCELLENT book if you deal with emotionally immature people The emphasis is obviously on adult children recovering from poor parenting but it was applicable in so many areas of my life Just.Wow.Good introduction to the concept, helps you see your parents clearly Not much there, though, on how to overcome the defenses you built in response and change your own thought process behavior It s discussed, but it s very high level and not very helpful Do this, not Here s how you can do this This isn t necessarily a boo...Fantastic piece of work I ve been stacking up on psychology books lately but this one gave me perspectives I haven t come across anywhere else If you ve been dealing with anxiety or any type of emotional distress for most of your adult life you might find some clues to the origins of your pain in this book Some sections felt a bit thin and I would have loved to see the exercises dig a little bit deeper to ...A beneficial read which sheds light on the behaviors of parents who don t quite seem to know how to parent either by placing the expectations too high, or by assuming the child can parent themselves, or by demanding the child take on parental roles themselves The author uses examples from her own practice to better illustrate the scenarios she describes.A fair amount of what she recommends for learning how to grow past it is material I...Just.Wow.I may have lifted that from another reviewer, but it is appropriate to say it a coupletimes in reference to this work.Gibson writes a book so practical and clear that anyone who has dealt with an emotionally immature person wil...

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
  • English
  • 09 May 2017
  • Paperback
  • 201 pages
  • 1626251703
  • Lindsay C. Gibson
  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents