Emotional Unavailability

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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"Bryan Collins explores the common problem of emotional unavailability from an original, practical, and non-judgemental perspective. This book offers usable solutions to this human dilemma."
Michael Share, Psy.D., L.P.

"Emotional Unavailability is an innotive look at ho a person's emotional style impacts his or her relationship patterns. The book goes beyond definitions of the various styles to provide techniques and tools for change."
James W. Keenan, M.S., L.P.,
Director Power of Relationships, PA

"I kept falling into stories that sounded uncomfortably like some that litter my own personal landscape."
Trudi Hahn
Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Bryn Collins examines the reasons we get into painful, frustrating relationships, and how we can make positive changes without blaming ourselves."
Gerrie E. Summers
Today's Black Woman

In this groundbreaking book, psychologist Bryn Collins opens up the discussion about life with an emotionally unavailable person. Using case studies, quizzes, and jargon-free, easy-to-understand concepts, she profiles the mos common types of emotionally unavailable partners, then offers the skills you need to change these painful associations. Based on her extensive clinical experience, she offers ways to recognize "toxic types" before you get too deeply involved, and she gives the emotionally unavailable partner techniques that teach how to connect with anothe person.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-05-16
Mått:149 x 226 x 22 mm
Vikt:413 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN:9780809229147

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Introduction1 Mr. Wonderful, Ms. Perfect, and FriendsRomeo/Romiette: Great Balcony, No StaminaIndiana Jones: The Dangerous ManTens and Other TrophiesMama’s Boys and Daddy’s Girls’Holics: Alca . . . , Coca . . . , Spenda . . . , Sexa . . . , Worka . . .Emotional Einstein: The Thinking Person’s LoveThe One in the Mirror: Narcissists and Other Self-LoversEels and Other Slippery CrittersJames Bond: Spies and LiesBack to the Party2 BackgroundFeelings/Emotions: The Basic FourSo Where Do Emotions Come From?How Did This Happen?3 The Deeply Desperate: Unrequited Romance Novels4 Shall We Dance? Cha-Chas, Tracks, Chains, and Tangos5 Romeo . . . and Juliets: Man, Women, and Trouble6 Head over Heart: The Intellectual Ivory Tower7 Whatever You Say, Dear: Power Imbalances8 The Adventurers: Relationships on the Edge9 I’ve Got a Secret: Lies, Half-Truths, and Hidden Traps10 Talking Turkey: The Emotion Stuffers11 Yes, But ...: You, Me, and All the Other Bad Stuff in the World12 The One-Way Mirror: Narcissists13 Let Me Fix It for You: The Codependency Cage14 ’Holics15 The Rock and the Rocket16 Emotionally Unavailable ParentsNew ToolsCheck Yourself Out First17 A Framework for Change and GrowthThe Five Boxes of Emotional LocationEmotional Location BasicsOther Connections in the GridDr. Collins’s Magic WordsPractical ApplicationsConfrontationConfrontation vs. Problem SolvingAssertivenessReframingBoundariesThe Forbidden “Why”Goals and StructureEmotional ResponsibilityUsing the Tools18 Tools for Changing and GrowingAn Internal Feedback SystemState-Dependent LearningConnecting Emotions and Body FeelingsConnecting to Other PeopleDeveloping Values and BeliefsBuilding TrustDeveloping EmpathyGoals and StructureUnloading Old Baggage: Attachment, Abuse, and AbandonmentChoosing and Using a TherapistBuilding Self-Esteem19 Dumping the Toxic and Moving OnPersonality DisordersThe Truly ToxicDanger Signals and Warning SignsWhy the Bad Ones Are So AppealingReading ListIndex