IRRELATIONSHIP: How we use Dysfunctional Relationships to Hide from Intimacy

IRRELATIONSHIP: How we use Dysfunctional Relationships to Hide from Intimacy
ISBN-10
1942094019
ISBN-13
9781942094012
Category
Family & Relationships
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2015-09-28
Publisher
Central Recovery Press, LLC
Authors
Mark B. Borg, Daniel Berry, Grant H Brenner

Description

In this important and transformative guide, three experienced practitioners identify the widespread dysfunctional dynamic they call "irrelationship," a psychological defense system two people create together to protect themselves from the fear and anxiety of real intimacy in a relationship. Drawing on their wide clinical and life experience, the authors examine behavioral "song-and-dance routines" repeatedly performed by couples affected by irrelationship. Readers will find a valuable framework for understanding their challenges with action-oriented tools to help them navigate their way to fulfilling relationships. Mark B. Borg, Jr., PhD, is a community psychologist and psychoanalyst, and a supervisor of psychotherapy at the William Alanson White Institute. Grant H. Brenner, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist in private practice, specializing in treating mood and anxiety disorders and the complex problems that may arise in adulthood from childhood trauma and loss. Daniel Berry, RN, MHA, has practiced as a Registered Nurse in New York City since 1987 and has worked for almost two decades in community-based programs.

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