num_pages: 203
description: 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 parents 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 youll 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to perfect everything and everyoneThe passive parent avoids dealing with anything upsettingThe rejecting parent is withdrawn dismissive and derogatory 
language: English
title: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
publisher: New Harbinger Publications