Twin Dilemmas: Changing Relationships Throughout the Life Span

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The development of how twins relate to each other and their single partners is explored through life stories and clinical examples in this telling study of twin interconnections. While the quality of a nurturing family life is crucial, Dr. Klein has found there are often issues with separation anxiety, loneliness, competition with each other, and finding friendships outside of twinship. When twin lives are entwined because of inadequate parenting and estrangement, twin loss is possible and traumatic, creating a crippling fear of expansiveness―an inability to be yourself. Therapists and twins seeking an understanding of twin relationships will find this clinically compelling book a valuable resource. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Foreword: Twins in Therapy Acknowledgments Introduction: Understanding Twin Interconnections: Harmony, Fighting, and Estrangement 1 What Childhood Memories of Life Experiences and Narratives Reveal About Adult Twin Relationships 2 Parenting Issues with Twins: Strategies to Resolve Conflicts and Uncertainties 3 When Do Separation Issues Begin for Twins? When Do Separation Issues End? 4 Why Twin Fighting Can Lead to Estrangement 5 The Lives of Adult Twins 6 Being a Twin in a Non-Twin World 7 The Healing Process in Psychotherapy for Twins 8 Affirming Relationship Changes for Twins Throughout the Lifespan Bibliography Index