Introduction -- What you've been up against dealing with emotional immaturity. Your emotionally immature parent ; Understanding emotionally immature parents ; Loving for a relationship with your EI parent ; How to resist emotional takeovers ; Skills to manage interactions and evade coercions ; EI parents are hostile toward your inner world -- Emotional autonomy reclaiming the freedom to be yourself. Nurturing your relationship with yourself ; The art of mental clearing ; Updating your self-coverage ; Now you can have the relationship you've always wanted -- Epilogue: Bill of rights for adult children of emotionally immature parents.
Summary:
Growing up with emotionally immature parents can leave you feeling lonely and neglected. You may have trouble setting limits and expressing your feelings, and you may even be more susceptible to other emotionally immature people as you establish adult relationships. Gibson offers tools to help you step back and protect yourself at the first sign of an emotional takeover. She shows you how to make sure your emotions and needs are respected, and how to break free from the coercive control of EI parents. -- adapted from back cover
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