In this episode, Noah and Jamie discuss some of the characteristics of emotional immaturity and how it impacts relationship dynamics.  They also discuss how to mitigate these patterns both in ourselves and within our relationships.   

0:00 Introduction to Emotional Immaturity 

3:50 Why does Emotional Immaturity exist?  

4:52 Emotional maturity= ego strength 

6:34 Sign #1: Rigid or single-minded thinking 

11:29 Antidote to rigid thinking  

19:45 Sign #2: Loss Stress Tolerance and Stereotypical Responses 

25:34 Hot Button Topics 28:12 Antidotes to low stress tolerance  

33:00 Sign #3: Avoidance- doing what feels best 

36:50 Sign #4: Subjective, not objective thinking and communicating 

42:45 False elevation of “intuition” 

45:08 Sign #5: Fear of differences, preference for role-related relationships 

50:02 Sign #6: Egocentric attitude- childish, not child-like  

56:23 Sign #7: Self-preoccupied and self-involved (not narcissistic personality disorder) 

58:26 Antidotes to all of the above  

Resources:  Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson, PsyD (https://www.amazon.com/Adult-Children-Emotionally-Immature-Parents/dp/1626251703)