Dr. Ken Adams lives in Michigan and has a thriving practice. His book, Silently Seduced explores how an individual’s relationships with their moms can produce the types of problems that sex addiction creates. Married to Mom to uncover why a man might seem to continually choose his mom over his partner. 

https://www.overcomingenmeshment.com/mother-enmeshed-men-podcast/

I heard about this going through the rabbit hole of Facebook. Interesting topic!

Enmeshment (also known as emotional incest) happens when a child is required to take on an adult role in their relationship with a parent (or caregiver). This often occurs where one parent is physically or emotionally absent, which causes the other parent to use the child as an emotional crutch or substitute for an adult relationship. It can also occur when one parent has serious illness or physical disabilities and cannot fully look after themselves without assistance from the child. In both instances, the parents’ needs have taken over the child’s individual emotional needs. The most common form of enmeshment which causes wide ranging effects on relationships, is that of mother enmeshed men, as a result of an emotionally underdeveloped, needy mother and an absent or emotionally absent father. Much of the blueprint we have for (heterosexual) relationships comes from the relationship we had with the opposite sex parent. Therefore enmeshed men are carrying forward enmeshment trauma into their adult relationships. This results in control issues, avoidant attachment, inability to commit and sometimes sex addiction.

https://www.emotionenhancement.com/single-post/understanding-men-how-enmeshment-trauma-leads-to-a-fear-of-relationships-and-avoidant-attachment-in

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