num_pages: 232
description: We all have a profound need for intimacy, a need that is often massively frustrated in contemporary society. Unable to obtain genuine closeness, we often try instead to control one another, which unfortunately makes real intimacy even less likely. Nationally known psychotherapist Gerald Alper presents an original book that shows how these dynamics of control are particularly played out on the singles scene between people who are self-consciously pursuing an intimate connection while consciously (and paradoxically) avoiding one. Specific treatment approaches to helping people overcome these self-defeating games are thoroughly discussed.
language: English
title: Control Games: Avoiding Intimacy on the Singles Scene
titlecomplete: Control Games: Avoiding Intimacy on the Singles Scene
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Jason Aronson Inc