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Originally Posted by pbutton
I really need info on the opposite of this. I get grossed out by anything parental, or declarations of emotional need. This thread kind of bothers me. I imagine this is some sort of defense mechanism that I built at some point. I wonder if there's a term for it?
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Well, not to be cliche, but.... what was your mom like? Was she a reluctant parent? You may simply have adopted her attitude.
Or it could be simply a problem with intimacy. Everything you describe involves a form of emotional intimacy and it could be that you are very uncomfortable with anything that seems to violate your emotional autonomy.
And you probably have a damned good reason why.