The Psychology of Adult Children and Difficult Parents: Why Hope Keeps Us Stuck and How Acceptance Heals
By Global Mental Health & Wellness Desk Published: October 24, 2023 Main Facts The Survival Mechanism of Hope: Psychotherapy research indicates that children raised by emotionally unavailable or dismissive parents are biologically wired to cling to hope. In developmental psychology, this hope functions as a psychological necessity to preserve attachment and ensure survival. The Adult…
