Emotional Unavailability

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
McGraw-Hill Education | e druk, 1998
ISBN13: 9780809229147
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McGraw-Hill Education e druk, 1998 9780809229147
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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.

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ISBN13:9780809229147
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback

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Introduction<br/>1 Mr. Wonderful, Ms. Perfect, and Friends<br/>Romeo/Romiette: Great Balcony, No Stamina<br/>Indiana Jones: The Dangerous Man<br/>Tens and Other Trophies<br/>Mama’s Boys and Daddy’s Girls<br/>’Holics: Alca . . . , Coca . . . , Spenda . . . , Sexa . . . , Worka . . .<br/>Emotional Einstein: The Thinking Person’s Love<br/>The One in the Mirror: Narcissists and Other Self-Lovers<br/>Eels and Other Slippery Critters<br/>James Bond: Spies and Lies<br/>Back to the Party<br/>2 Background<br/>Feelings/Emotions: The Basic Four<br/>So Where Do Emotions Come From?<br/>How Did This Happen?<br/>3 The Deeply Desperate: Unrequited Romance Novels<br/>4 Shall We Dance? Cha-Chas, Tracks, Chains, and Tangos<br/>5 Romeo . . . and Juliets: Man, Women, and Trouble<br/>6 Head over Heart: The Intellectual Ivory Tower<br/>7 Whatever You Say, Dear: Power Imbalances<br/>8 The Adventurers: Relationships on the Edge<br/>9 I’ve Got a Secret: Lies, Half-Truths, and Hidden Traps<br/>10 Talking Turkey: The Emotion Stuffers<br/>11 Yes, But ...: You, Me, and All the Other Bad Stuff in the World<br/>12 The One-Way Mirror: Narcissists<br/>13 Let Me Fix It for You: The Codependency Cage<br/>14 ’Holics<br/>15 The Rock and the Rocket<br/>16 Emotionally Unavailable Parents<br/>New Tools<br/>Check Yourself Out First<br/>17 A Framework for Change and Growth<br/>The Five Boxes of Emotional Location<br/>Emotional Location Basics<br/>Other Connections in the Grid<br/>Dr. Collins’s Magic Words<br/>Practical Applications<br/>Confrontation<br/>Confrontation vs. Problem Solving<br/>Assertiveness<br/>Reframing<br/>Boundaries<br/>The Forbidden “Why”<br/>Goals and Structure<br/>Emotional Responsibility<br/>Using the Tools<br/>18 Tools for Changing and Growing<br/>An Internal Feedback System<br/>State-Dependent Learning<br/>Connecting Emotions and Body Feelings<br/>Connecting to Other People<br/>Developing Values and Beliefs<br/>Building Trust<br/>Developing Empathy<br/>Goals and Structure<br/>Unloading Old Baggage: Attachment, Abuse, and Abandonment<br/>Choosing and Using a Therapist<br/>Building Self-Esteem<br/>19 Dumping the Toxic and Moving On<br/>Personality Disorders<br/>The Truly Toxic<br/>Danger Signals and Warning Signs<br/>Why the Bad Ones Are So Appealing<br/>Reading List<br/>Index

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