Leaving home : the art of separating from your difficult family / David P. Celani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Celani, David P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult children--United States.

Adult children.

Adult children of dysfunctional families--United States.

Adult children of dysfunctional families.

Separation (Psychology).

Self-help techniques.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why, after a childhood of emotional neglect and abuse, would a man move next door to the very parents who caused him pain? And how can a woman emerge from her mother's control in order to form healthy adult relationships?Giving up family attachments that failed to meet our needs as children, David Celani argues, is the hardest psychological task an adult can undertake. Yet the reality is that many adults re-create the most painful aspects of their early relationships with their parents in new relationships with peers and romantic partners, frustrating themselves and discouraging

Contents:

Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Building Blocks of Our Personality; 2. How Our Defenses Play "Hide and Seek" with Reality; 3. Staying Home; 4. Preparing for Change; 5. Leaving Home; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-154) and index.

ISBN:

9780231509121

023150912X

OCLC:

826479100