Recovering Adult Survivors of Childhood “Alienation”

The central feature of “parental alienation” for the children is grief and guilt, and the pathology generally would fall into the category of “disordered mourning” (Bowlby, 1980).[1]   In order for an adult child to become open to restoring a relationship with the targeted parent, the child must be willing to become open to the pain of unresolved grief and guilt.  Typically, adult children are reluctant to open the doors to their buried sadness.

https://drcraigchildressblog.com/2016/07/13/recovering-adult-children-of-alienation/