What happens when children are more mature than their parents? Growing up with an emotionally unavailable, immature, or selfish parent is painful, but rarely discussed. In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay C. Gibson exposes an often overlooked, yet extremely common syndrome that shapes the lives of so many people. Gibson also provides powerful skills to help the adult children of self-centered parents gain the insight they need to move on from feelings of loneliness and abandonment, and find healthy ways to meet their own emotional needs.
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 parentās behavior. These woundsĀ canĀ be healed, and youĀ canĀ 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.Ā By freeing yourself from your parentsā emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, youāll learn how to create positive, new relationships so you can build a better life.
Discover the four types of difficult parents:
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The emotional parentĀ instills feelings of instability and anxiety
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The driven parentĀ stays busy trying to perfect everything and everyone
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The passive parentĀ avoids dealing with anything upsetting
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The rejecting parentĀ is withdrawn, dismissive, and derogatory
