Proximal Abandonment

An emotional wall many struggle to confront

The lack of presence of the emotionally available parent or primary carer — just not being available due to societies stresses, short term priorities, and so on
– affecting the parenting environment.
Psychologist Allan N Schore called this “Proximal Abandonment” — when the parent is physically present but emotionally absent.

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Emotion plays a huge role