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> [“Unfortunately, premature forgiveness strands us in relationships with our parents that are as devoid of genuine warmth and intimacy as ever. Unless we work through the unresolved fear and hurt our parents caused us, we will always be uneasy around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/unfortunately-premature-forgiveness-strands-us-in-relationships-with/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

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## More by Pete Walker

> [“Perfectionism. My perfectionism arose as an attempt to gain safety and support in my dangerous family. Perfection is a self-persecutory myth. I do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/perfectionism-my-perfectionism-arose-as-an-attempt-to-gain-safety-and/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“The price of admission to a relationship with an extreme narcissist is self-annihilation. One of my clients quipped: “Narcissists don’t have relationships; they take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/the-price-of-admission-to-a-relationship-with-an-extreme-narcissist/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“jeopardy, but that he is also “a sorry excuse for a human being”. Over time, the look can make the recipient feel terrified and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/jeopardy-but-that-he-is-also-a-sorry-excuse-for-a-human-being-over/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“Dysfunctional emotional matching is seen in behaviors such as acting amused at destructive sarcasm, acting loving when someone is punishing, and acting forgiving when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/dysfunctional-emotional-matching-is-seen-in-behaviors-such-as-acting/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“This appears to be a mechanism of dissociation, and in this instance, it rendered my client amnesiac of my high regard for our work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/this-appears-to-be-a-mechanism-of-dissociation-and-in-this-instance/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“Natural anger eventually arises when we really get how little and defenseless we were when our parents bullied us into hating ourselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/natural-anger-eventually-arises-when-we-really-get-how-little-and/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“Horrible world events, difficult choices, illnesses and periodic feelings of abject loneliness are common examples of existential pain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/horrible-world-events-difficult-choices-illnesses-and-periodic/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“Well-adjusted has come to mean unaffected. – Theodore Rubin”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/well-adjusted-has-come-to-mean-unaffected-theodore-rubin/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“The survivor may, seemingly without reason, visualize someone being abusive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/the-survivor-may-seemingly-without-reason-visualize-someone-being/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [ “\[1\] a minor upset feels like an emergency; \[2\] a minor unfairness feels like a travesty of justice.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/1-a-minor-upset-feels-like-an-emergency-2-a-minor-unfairness-feels/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“My parents’ twisted version of this boiled down to: “As f\*cked up as we are, we’re still way better than you”.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/my-parents-twisted-version-of-this-boiled-down-to-as-f-cked-up-as-we/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“Unfortunately, premature forgiveness strands us in relationships with our parents that are as devoid of genuine warmth and intimacy as ever. Unless we work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/unfortunately-premature-forgiveness-strands-us-in-relationships-with/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“I also like to apply “good enough” to other concepts such as a good enough job, a good enough try, a good enough outing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/i-also-like-to-apply-good-enough-to-other-concepts-such-as-a-good/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“The worst thing about having been traumatized with the look in childhood is that we can erroneously transfer and project our memory of it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/the-worst-thing-about-having-been-traumatized-with-the-look-in/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

> [“This is especially good news because what is learned can be unlearned and vice versa.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/this-is-especially-good-news-because-what-is-learned-can-be-unlearned/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

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