By Dr. Patricia Love, Jo Robinson
From Dr. Patricia Love, a ground-breaking paintings that identifies, explores and treats the dangerous results that emotionally and psychologically invasive mom and dad have on their teenagers, and offers a application for overcoming the power difficulties which could outcome.
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10. My parents disagreed about parenting issues. Part C. Indication of Parental Neglect or Abuse 1. My needs were often ignored or neglected. 2. There was a great deal of conflict between me and a parent. 3. I was called hurtful names by a parent. 4. One of my parents had unrealistic expectations of me. 5. One of my parents was very critical of me. 6. I sometimes wanted to hide from a parent or had fantasies of running away. 7. When I was a child, other families seemed less emotionally intense than mine.
Their sense of self is so limited and their need to be connected to their parents is so great that adults have total control over the relationship. When a parent takes advantage of this power and turns to a son or daughter for need fulfillment, there is a violation of the intimacy taboo between parent and child. For the child, the consequences of this violation can be severe and long-lasting. Fluctuating self-esteem, a sense of powerlessness, problems relating to their peers and maintaining friendships, eating disorders, depression, and anxiety are some of the common repercussions.
I’ll be fine sitting here alone by myself. ” Thus begins a lifelong association between love and guilt. As my conversation with David drew to a close, I asked him to tell me a few things about his present life. He is an architect involved in the preservation of historic public buildings. He has been married for twenty years and has two children. He is doing quite well financially and is respected in his community. But underneath this facade—which is how he described it to me—he feels like a failure.