Leaving Home by David P. Celani

Author:David P. Celani [Celani, David P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: SOC025000, Social Science/Social Work, FAM046000, Family & Relationships/Life Stages/General
ISBN: 9780231509121
Publisher: ColumbiaUP
Published: 2007-04-01T05:00:00+00:00

William, or Life in the Basement

The majority of adults who fail to separate from their families simply remain at home long after their peers have moved into adult relationships. This is a common scenario, one that occurs in almost every extended family. The following quotation, from Peter Wilson’s chapter in the book Narcissistic Wounds, illustrates one of the most common signs of impending trouble:

They have chosen to insulate themselves within an encapsulated inner world, immersed in private preoccupation and phantasy, and occupied in solitary activities…. Many drop out of school or work. They give up their studies and literally disappear into their rooms, often staying in bed throughout the day, only occasionally making limited forays out of the house…. Their self-imposed isolation of course is not absolute; it occurs in the proximity of others who are inevitably concerned. It functions both to defy and to torment those who are around—and paradoxically to call forth the very interference it seeks to resist.

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