Townsend, John Sims, 1952-

Hiding from love : how to change the withdrawal patterns that isolate and imprison you / John Townsend. - Colorado Springs, Colo. : NavPress, c1991. - 288 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

The hiding dilemma. Jenny's story ; Our two biggest problems ; "This wasn't in Plan A" ; Our need for attachment ; Our need for separateness ; Our need for resolving good and bad ; Our need for authority and adulthood -- Helpful and harmful hiding. Helpful hiding : dealing with suffering ; Helpful hiding : preparing for relationship ; Harmful hiding : six critical stages ; The cost of harmful hiding -- Hope for those in hiding. Hiding from attachment ; Hiding from separateness ; Hiding from our good and bad selves ; Hiding from authority and adulthood ; Coming out of hiding.

0891096213 9780891096214

91061392


Interpersonal relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Defense mechanisms (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Avoidance (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Love--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BV4597.52 / .T686 1991

248.4 / T747h