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What does it mean when a parent cuts you off?

What does it mean when a parent cuts you off? The psychiatrist Murray Bowen coined a term for severing a relationship with a close family member: “emotional cutoff.” He defined this as people “managing their unresolved issues with parents … by reducing or totally cutting off contact with them.” Most scientific exploration of family estrangement

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