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Running on empty : overcome your childhood emotional neglect / Jonice Webb, PhD ; with Christine Musello, PsyD.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Morgan James Publishing, [2012]Copyright date: ©2013Description: xx, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781614482420
  • 161448242X
  • 9781630471040
  • 1630471046
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- Emotional Neglect Questionnaire -- Part I: Running on Empty. Why Wasn't the Tank Filled? The Ordinary Healthy Parent in Action -- Twelve Ways to End Up Empty. Type 1: The Narcissistic Parent ; Type 2: The Authoritarian Parent ; Type 3: The Permissive Parent ; Type 4: The Bereaved Parent: Divorced or Widowed ; Type 5: The Addicted Parent ; Type 6: The Depressed Parent ; Type 7: The Workaholic Parent ; Type 8: The Parent with a Special Needs Family Member ; Type 9: The Achievement/Perfection Focused Parent ; Type 10: The Sociopathic Parent ; Type 11: Child as Parent ; Type 12: The Well-Meaning-but-Neglected-Themselves Parent -- Part II: Out of Fuel. The Neglected Child, All Grown Up. Feelings of Emptiness ; Counter-Dependence ; Unrealistic Self-Appraisal ; No Compassion for Self, Plenty for Others ; Guilt and Shame: What is Wrong With Me? ; Self-Directed Anger, Self-Blame ; The Fatal Flaw (If People Really Know Me They Won't Like Me) ; Difficulty Nurturing Self and Others ; Poor Self-Discipline ; Alexithymia -- Cognitive Secrets: The Special Problem of Suicidal Feelings -- Part III: Filling the Tank. How Change Happens. Factors That Get in the Way of Successful Change -- Why Feelings Matter and What to Do with Them. Understanding the Purpose and Value of Your Emotions ; Identifying and Naming Your Feelings ; Learning to Self-Monitor Your Feelings ; Accepting and Trusting Your Own Feelings ; Learning to Express Your Feelings Effectively ; Recognizing, Understanding and Valuing Emotions in Relationships -- Self-Care. Learning to Nurture Yourself ; Improving Self-Discipline ; Self-Soothing ; Having Compassion for Yourself -- Ending the Cycle: Giving Your Child What You Never Got. Your Parental Guilt ; The Changes You Have Made So Far ; Identify Your Own Specific Parenting Challenges -- For the Therapist. Research ; Identification of Emotional Neglect ; Treatment ; Summary for the Therapist ; Conclusion.
Summary: "This book is not about what happened to you as a child; it's about what failed to happen for you as a child. It's an extremely subtle, almost invisible factor called emotional neglect, and it disrupts one's life in untold ways. Psychologist Jonice Webb, PhD shows how emotional neglect in childhood has an insidious effect on us as adults, causing us to struggle with self-discipline and self-care, or to feel unworthy, disconnected, and unfulfilled. People experience childhood emotional neglect to varying degrees--from a few subtle but important events to an entire childhood that's defined by it. This is the first book to give it a name and delve into the profound and often perplexing ways it influences our adult satisfaction and happiness."--Publisher's description.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 616.8582 W366 Available 33111008851731
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This informative guide helps you identify and heal from childhood emotional neglect so you can be more connected and emotionally present in your life.

Do you sometimes feel like you're just going through the motions in life? Do you often act like you're fine when you secretly feel lonely and disconnected? Perhaps you have a good life and yet somehow it's not enough to make you happy. Or perhaps you drink too much, eat too much, or risk too much in an attempt to feel something good. If so, you are not alone--and you may be suffering from emotional neglect.

A practicing psychologist for more than twenty years, Jonice Webb has successfully treated numerous patients who come to her believing that something is missing inside them. While many self-help books deal with what happened to you as a child, in Running on Empty, Webb addresses the things that may not have happened for you. What goes unsaid--or what cannot be remembered--can have profound consequences that may be affecting you to this day.

Running on Empty will help you understand your experiences and give you clear strategies for healing. It also includes a special chapter for mental health professionals.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228).

"This book is not about what happened to you as a child; it's about what failed to happen for you as a child. It's an extremely subtle, almost invisible factor called emotional neglect, and it disrupts one's life in untold ways. Psychologist Jonice Webb, PhD shows how emotional neglect in childhood has an insidious effect on us as adults, causing us to struggle with self-discipline and self-care, or to feel unworthy, disconnected, and unfulfilled. People experience childhood emotional neglect to varying degrees--from a few subtle but important events to an entire childhood that's defined by it. This is the first book to give it a name and delve into the profound and often perplexing ways it influences our adult satisfaction and happiness."--Publisher's description.

Introduction -- Emotional Neglect Questionnaire -- Part I: Running on Empty. Why Wasn't the Tank Filled? The Ordinary Healthy Parent in Action -- Twelve Ways to End Up Empty. Type 1: The Narcissistic Parent ; Type 2: The Authoritarian Parent ; Type 3: The Permissive Parent ; Type 4: The Bereaved Parent: Divorced or Widowed ; Type 5: The Addicted Parent ; Type 6: The Depressed Parent ; Type 7: The Workaholic Parent ; Type 8: The Parent with a Special Needs Family Member ; Type 9: The Achievement/Perfection Focused Parent ; Type 10: The Sociopathic Parent ; Type 11: Child as Parent ; Type 12: The Well-Meaning-but-Neglected-Themselves Parent -- Part II: Out of Fuel. The Neglected Child, All Grown Up. Feelings of Emptiness ; Counter-Dependence ; Unrealistic Self-Appraisal ; No Compassion for Self, Plenty for Others ; Guilt and Shame: What is Wrong With Me? ; Self-Directed Anger, Self-Blame ; The Fatal Flaw (If People Really Know Me They Won't Like Me) ; Difficulty Nurturing Self and Others ; Poor Self-Discipline ; Alexithymia -- Cognitive Secrets: The Special Problem of Suicidal Feelings -- Part III: Filling the Tank. How Change Happens. Factors That Get in the Way of Successful Change -- Why Feelings Matter and What to Do with Them. Understanding the Purpose and Value of Your Emotions ; Identifying and Naming Your Feelings ; Learning to Self-Monitor Your Feelings ; Accepting and Trusting Your Own Feelings ; Learning to Express Your Feelings Effectively ; Recognizing, Understanding and Valuing Emotions in Relationships -- Self-Care. Learning to Nurture Yourself ; Improving Self-Discipline ; Self-Soothing ; Having Compassion for Yourself -- Ending the Cycle: Giving Your Child What You Never Got. Your Parental Guilt ; The Changes You Have Made So Far ; Identify Your Own Specific Parenting Challenges -- For the Therapist. Research ; Identification of Emotional Neglect ; Treatment ; Summary for the Therapist ; Conclusion.

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