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

0:00 Intro 

1:15 Sign #8 Self-referential and unable to self-assess 

5:38 Antidote: pay attention to communication dynamics, work on humility 

14:27 Sign #9 Center of attention, dominates the energy of groups 

15:35 Antidote: am I showboating?  

19:35 Sign #10 Promote role-reversal 27:35 Antidote: create boundaries, give up trying to fix others’ emotions 

29:22 Sign #11 Insensitive and non-empathic 

32:05 Antidote: learn to accurately read the room, don’t escalate or retaliate in kind 

34:14 Sign #12 Inconsistent and contradictory  

37:34 Antidote: Develop empathy yourself, bring things into the light 

39:27 Sign #13 Strong defense mechanisms 

42:06 Antidote: shadow work, accepting life with all its “good” and “bad,” take off armor 

48:55 Sign #14 Paradoxical relationship to emotions 

49:50 Antidote: explore emotions when not in an emotional state  

51:17 Sign #15 Flat affect with inflexible personality   

Resources:  

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

Emotional Incest: What To Do When a Parent’s Love Rules Your Life, by Patricia Love (https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Incest-Syndrome-Parents-Rules/dp/055335275X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1647207506&sr=1-3)