Abandonment and engulfment

Relational issues in emeshed and distancing families. In essence a list of symptoms to make an assessment on.



The symptoms described in the fear of abandonment will pressure the partner to do precisely that - leave.



Behind the fear of engulfment is the fear of rejection - thus I reject them before they reject me.

Graffiti.

Monologue on emotional neglect

This monologue describes a child's emotional reactions to psychological neglect by the parents. There will be a range of emotional reactions depending on the degree of the neglect.