Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents Quotes

“Just because a person is your biological parent doesn't mean you have to keep an emotional or social tie to that person.”
― Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

“Anger and even rage are adaptive reactions to feelings of abandonment, giving us energy to protest and change unhealthy emotional situations”
― Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

“Growing up in a family with emotionally immature parents is a lonely experience. These parents may look and act perfectly normal, caring for their child's physical health and providing meals and safety. However, if they don't make solid emotional connection with their child, the child will have a gaping hole where true security might have been.”
― Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

“the pain and confusion that come from having a parent who refuses emotional intimacy”
― Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

“Emotional neglect in childhood leads to a painful emotional loneli-ness that can have a long-term negative impact on a person’s choices regarding relationships and intimate partners.”
― Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

“As a human being, you can trust yourself to know when you’re emotionally satisfied. You know when you’ve been given full measure. You aren’t a bottomless pits of ceaseless demands. You can trust the inner prompts that tell you when something is missing.”
― Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

“It would seem almost unnecessary to mention this, but it's astounding how often we feel our energy drop and yet proceed anyway because we tell ourselves it's the right thing to do.”
― Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

“Emotional loneliness” is a term that suggests its own cure: being on the receiving end of another person’s sympathetic interest in what you’re feeling. This type of loneliness isn’t an odd or senseless feeling; it’s the predictable result of growing up without sufficient empathy from others.”
― Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents